Jolly Tailers

Jolly Tailors is a house located on the north side of Stevenage Road in St. Ippollitts. It dates back to the 17th century or earlier and was originally an open hall house. In the 17th century, a bay and an inserted chimney and floor were added. The house was divided in 1840 and became a beerhouse in 1852, named 'Jolly Tailors' after James Croft, who was a victualler and tailor. The building underwent gutting and renovation in 1977.

The structure features a timber frame that is cased in brick and now has a roughcast finish, topped with a steep old red tile roof. It is 1 and a half storeys tall and has an internal chimney, with a three-cells plan facing west and a south gable towards the road. The west front includes three small flush casement windows, with the entrance located near the internal chimney, a third from the north end, and four dormers on the roofslope. The north end has an extension down at the northern part and extends southward as an open porch. There is a large external chimney on the south gable, made of thin red brick in Flemish bond, featuring crow-step decoration.