The Sun Inn

The Sun Inn is a 16th-century former open hall house located on Markyate High Street. It features a northern crosswing and a late 17th-century rear wing at the northeast, with a floor inserted in the hall. The front and northern side are faced with 19th-century brick, while the rear showcases exposed timber framing. The building has steep old red tile roofs, hipped at the northwest corner, and is L-shaped, facing west.

The entrance is at the north end of the former open hall bay, which has a 16th-century moulded beam from the original smoke hood at its southern end, with a later internal chimney built within the smoke-bay. The interior is divided into three additional bays to the south of the chimney by framed partitions. The northern crosswing shows evidence of a former cross-partition creating two rooms and has a chimney on its northern side in the second bay from the front.

The west front features three flush casement windows under the eaves, arranged in a 3:3:2-light pattern with small panes. The ground floor has wider small-paned windows under cambered arches flanking the door, which is sheltered by a gabled porch. To the right of the door is an 8/8 sash window, and a very wide carriageway occupies the southern two bays of the range. The roof structure in this area is exposed, showing a side purlin roof with curved wind-braces. A similar roof structure is visible in the eastern gable of the northeast rear wing.

On the first floor of the rear wing, there is an 18th-century two-light mullioned rectangular leaded casement window with an iron opening light, and below it is a sash window with three panes. The building also contains a 17th-century staircase and some panelling. The Sun Inn was formerly known as Nos. 101 and 103.