John Heather Antiques

John Heather Antiques is a house that was originally built as an inn, consisting of three sections. The left range and a rear wing date from around 1600, while the section on the right was rebuilt in the mid-19th century. The building is two storeys high and features a timber frame that is encased in mid-19th century brick at the front, which is now painted. It has corner pilasters, and the left-hand range includes a parapet. The roofs are covered with mid-19th century pantiles.

The building has mid-19th century small-pane sash windows with splayed reveals and cambered heads, along with two 6-panelled entrance doors from the same period. The front range showcases good close studding and has a long original mullioned window that has been blocked. The rear range contains a series of lodgings on the first storey, which are accessed by a gallery on the north side. This gallery is continuously lit by open balustrading featuring turned balusters arranged in rows of four between each post. At the gable end, there is an oversailing tiebeam adorned with leaf-carving, and the main beams are ovolo-moulded.

This building is a rare example of a rural galleried inn from this period, making it of special interest despite the 19th-century alterations.