Cross Keys Inn

The Cross Keys Inn is a public house located on Crabbe Street in Aldeburgh. It dates from the early 17th century and has undergone later alterations. The building is timber-framed and plastered, topped with a plain tile roof that features a rebuilt ridge stack. It has a lobby-entrance plan and consists of a single storey with an attic, which includes three flat-topped dormers.

The exterior features a central 20th-century glazed door. To the left of this door is an 8/8 unhorned sash window, followed by a plank door set within an early 19th-century reeded doorcase. To the right of the central door is a late 20th-century top-hung casement window with three lights, and further right is a 20th-century glazed door that leads to private apartments. The two larger dormers have 8/8 unhorned sashes, while the dormer on the right contains a 4-pane casement.

Inside, the stack has been partly rebuilt on the north and west sides but is largely composed of 17th-century brick. The ground floor has been altered in the 20th century, while the first floor reveals the timber frame, including tie beams. The west wall of the north room features early 17th-century black-letter script in English, and there is an overmantel with similar script in the middle room.