The Swan Inn

The Swan Inn is an early 17th century timber-framed and plastered building, constructed around 1600, possibly on the site of an earlier inn of the same name. A building known as Le Swan is recorded in Clare from the 15th century. The inn has two storeys and features a three-window range with double-hung sashes that have glazing bars, set in flush cased frames. The ground floor has a 19th or early 20th-century inn front with pilasters and a continuous fascia cornice. On the first storey, there is a notable re-used carved oriel sill, which may have originated from the earlier inn. The arms on the south end are those of Richard Duke of York, while the north end displays the arms of Mortimer, Earl of March, quartering de Burgh. The crest of Cloely, Duchess of York, which features a swan with a coronet collar chained to a tree, is also present. The roof is tiled and has a large red brick chimney stack with four octagonal shafts, moulded bases, a single square capping, and a square base that is panelled on the front. Inside, the building retains exposed framing, beams, and joists. The Swan Inn is part of a group of listed buildings that includes Nos 1 to 8 (consecutive), Nos 28, 29, and 31 on Well Lane, as well as Stone Hall and Nos 36 to 40 (consecutive) on Nethergate Street.