The Artichoke Ale House

The Artichoke Ale House is a public house located in Croxley Green, dating from the early 17th century, with extensions made in the late 18th century. It has undergone alterations and extensions in the 19th and 20th centuries. The core of the building is timber-framed, which has been extended and encased in red brick featuring burnt headers, with later additions in stock brick and render. The roof is tiled.

Originally a two-bay house with a gable end facing the Green, it has been refronted and extended to the left, now presenting a three-window front over two storeys. A 20th-century central entrance porch and a ground floor canted bay are covered by a slate hood. The first floor features 19th-century flush frame sash windows, and the eaves are adorned with dentilled brickwork. The hipped roof has an external stack at the junction of the two building phases, and the right return reveals the original house set slightly behind the later front.

On the ground floor, there is a 24-pane horizontal sliding sash window, while the first floor has a two-light casement. The rear gable end displays some exposed framing and a large original external stack built in English bond with offsets, crow stepped sides, and a lean-to oven. There is a 19th-century stock brick continuous outshut addition at the back of the 18th-century block, and 20th-century additions to the left connect to an earlier outbuilding, which is rendered and features dentilled brick eaves.

Inside, the building boasts a large 17th-century fireplace and a ground floor stop-chamfered binding beam. Curved braces support the tie beams, with a cut brace at the center and additional braces to the wall plates. Queen struts connect to the collars, clasping the purlins, and wind braces are also present.