The Old Brewery House, Gates And Railings

The Old Brewery House is a former house and brewery, now a hotel, with an early 17th-century core rebuilt and extended in the early 18th century, forming an 'L'-shaped plan of two storeys and attics. A 19th-century wing was added, set back on the west, with a 'T' shape attached to the front range. A substantial extension around 1900 was built behind the front range, creating a double-pile layout, with the west range then re-fronted to the east. Modern extensions now link converted maltings, creating an open courtyard to the north, all of two storeys.

The building is constructed primarily of red brick with pantiled roofs. The south facade features seven bays, with a plinth, moulded string course, modillion cornice, and brick parapet. Sash windows are fitted with glazing bars and flat gauged brick arches. A central porch is flanked by brick pilasters and has a richly carved segmental pedimented canopy dated 1728, decorated with fruit and foliage, supported by Corinthian columns with bases and capitals. The porch features a shouldered architrave leading to a six-panel door. A parapet gable to the west is stepped at the rear with an external end stack. The 20th-century east facade, of three bays, mirrors the west, with a six-panel door and fanlight under a segmental brick arch. Two segmental-head dormer windows are present in the roof with casement windows.

The western gable and north wing have stepped gables with rough cast rendering, a flint plinth, and string courses at the first and attic floor levels. The 18th-century plan is visible in the western wing’s south facade, which has three asymmetric bays with panelled doors and sash windows with glazing bars and flat gauged brick arches. A rear east-west wing, dating to around 1900, has six bays, a first-floor string course, sash windows with glazing bars, flat gauged brick arches with key blocks, timber dentil eaves and a plain tile hipped roof. A thin wing linked to converted and extended maltings is connected by a modern addition.

The north wing to the west, with its east facade dating to around 1900, features five sash windows with glazing bars, flat gauged brick arches with key blocks, a brick modillion cornice, and a balustrade. An end stack is visible on the north parapet gable.

Little remains of the original interiors, though a brick open fireplace with a timber bresumer and oak chamfered beams are present in the north wing. Near the entrance door, a fine early 18th-century well stair features a moulded handrail, twisted balusters, paired newels, carved tread ends, and strings. Later 17th-century oak panelling is also present.

Attached to the west are brick piers and a 19th-century wrought iron gate. To the south, wrought iron railings with finials and a gate are set upon a dwarf brick wall. Modern buildings and maltings are not of special interest.