The Blackbird Public House

The Blackbird Public House is a building that originally served as a house, dating back to the 17th century. It underwent alterations in the mid-19th century and has seen further changes in the 20th century. The structure is timber-framed, encased in brick and stucco, with brown stock brick laid in Flemish Bond at the rear and in the left-hand wing (No.15). The roofs are covered with Welsh slates.

The exterior features two storeys and attics, with No.17 having five bays. The first floor of No.15 has three recessed 19th-century sash windows with divided glazing, set under rubbed brick flat arches, and a stucco band at the first-floor level. The first floor of No.17 has three triple-light sash windows with plain glazing, framed by projecting stucco surrounds with moulded consoles beneath the eaves. There are stucco quoins on both sides and a plat band at the first-floor level, topped with a deep fascia that carries a wide painted nameboard.

On the ground floor, No.15 has a rebuilt carriageway on the left with twin leaf boarded gates, and a reset sash window on the right within the former carriageway. The ground floor of No.17 features two wide recessed closed three-light windows with arcaded heads in projecting stucco surrounds, flanked by consoles below the sills. The central doorway has a half-glazed door set back between stucco pilasters, accessed by two stone steps. The roof over No.17 is steeply pitched and includes three sash box dormers, along with yellow brick stacks that have bands and oversailing courses.

Inside, there is a single bar space that now includes part of the ground floor of No.15. The central dispensing area features a 19th-century bar counter with recessed panelling and scotia mouldings, and the bar top is supported by Acanthus scrolls. The dado is boarded, while the upper floors have not been inspected.