The Swan Inn

The Swan Inn is a public house that dates from the late 16th to 17th century and consists of two to three builds. It has undergone later alterations and additions, including a 20th-century single-storey extension that is of no special interest. The building is timber-framed, with parts rendered and others rebuilt in red brick, and features a plain tile roof with red brick stacks. It is arranged in an L-plan and has two storeys with an attic in the front section, which stands gable to the street. This front range consists of two builds, with the earlier front bay and a later 3½ bay addition that includes a lobby entry at the rear. The gable end has been somewhat remodelled, featuring a slight jetty supported on tile brackets and mock framing above. There is a 20th-century door to the right and 20th-century mullion and transom windows. The first floor has 12-pane sash windows and a signboard on a bracket. The attic features a plate glass sash window. The steeply-pitched roof has ridge and rear gable external stacks. The right range is rendered and has two lower storeys, with a 20th-century mullion and transom window on the ground floor and a 12-pane sash above. The end ridge stack has been rebuilt. The left return cross range is close studded throughout, with the rear part standing on a brick plinth and the middle rail set higher than the front range. It has a lobby entry with a 20th-century door and casement windows, except for two sashes with glazing bars on the first floor.

Inside, the cross range's front room features a red brick basket-arched fireplace, and there is a rebuilt inglenook at the rear of the stack. The rear room has a chamfered beam and exposed joists. The stairs to the right of the stack include a section of 18th-century balustrade with a column on vase balusters, column newels, and a moulded handrail. On the first floor, at the rear of the stack, there is a painted chamfered basket-arched fireplace with a bar and step stop to the jambs, and lozenge decoration above the arch. A finely cut and moulded jowl is present on the post adjacent to the stack, and the wall plate features a face-halved scarf. In front of the stack, there is a restored red brick basket-arched fireplace, with chamfered beams and run-out stops. The roof of the rear section has two levels of butt purlins and collars, while the lower range to the right has ovolo moulded ceiling beams and joists on the ground floor.