The Swan Inn

The Swan Inn is an inn that dates from the early 17th century or earlier, with a southwest rear wing added in the later 17th century, and a brick front and northern bay extension from the early 18th century. The building features a timber frame that is roughcast, with the front made of grey brick in Flemish bond, accented by wide vertical bands of red brick and a stucco plinth. The roofs are steep and covered in old red tiles, while the front slope to the street is slated. The south face of the rear wing has a plaster coved eaves cornice.

This two-storey building has a two-cell layout and was originally designed as a lobby-entry house with a central chimney. It faces east and includes a two-cell, two-storey cellar southwest rear wing that has higher floor levels than the front range and a large internal chimney. The staircase is located in the rear wing, though it was originally positioned behind the chimney of the front range.

The east front features three first-floor windows and a blind recess above the door, which is situated between the first and second ground floor windows from the south end. The façade includes a stucco plinth, a plat band, a brick modillioned and corbelled eaves band, and a projecting brick rectangular bay at the northern part that contains a door and a window. The ground floor windows have flush box sashes with 8/8 panes and segmental arches. The doorway has been infilled with white weatherboarding below a rectangular fanlight. The entrance is located on the south side, featuring a panelled door next to the internal chimney of the rear wing, which also has a sash window with 6/6 panes. The rear wall of the front range exposes the timber frame. Inside, there are some exposed frame timbers, a cased axial beam in the southeast room, and a chamfered axial beam with hollow stops and a northwest corner post of the frame in the northeast bar.