Rutland Arms Hotel

The Rutland Arms Hotel is an 18th-century building with early 19th-century and 20th-century alterations. It consists of four ranges surrounding an irregular rectangular courtyard and stands two storeys high with attics. The northeast elevation, dating from the late 18th century, features a five-window centre range that is slightly set forward, flanked by one window on each side. The building is constructed of red brick and has a central pediment with a wooden modillion cornice and a circular window. The roof is hipped and covered with plain tiles, featuring modillion eaves, flat-roofed dormers, and a red brick chimney. The small-pane sash windows on the ground floor have flat arches made of gauged brick, some of which have been altered in the 20th century, while the first-floor windows have semi-circular heads that spring from a stucco band.

The central carriageway entrance has an elliptical head made of gauged brick and features a pair of framed and boarded doors with a wicket gate. The southeast range, originally built in the early 18th century, was largely rebuilt in the late 19th century after a fire but retains red brick walling along Palace Street. The northwest range has four windows set forward, flanked by three windows on either side, and features a pediment with a modillion cornice that displays a large coat of arms in painted plaster representing the Duke of Rutland. The main entrance below this range has an entablature supported by pilasters, which has been much altered or renewed in the 20th century. The sash windows here also have flat arches and small-pane sashes. To the right, there is a 19th-century range with an elliptical arched carriage entrance that has been blocked with a window inserted in the 20th century, along with a two-storey splayed bay and a similar oriel above the entrance.

Both the north and south elevations of the courtyard are timber-framed and rendered, featuring 18th-century joinery. On the south side, there is a doorcase with a canopy on brackets, while the north side showcases a fine sash window with a semi-circular head. The hotel was known as the Ram Inn until the 20th century when it was renamed in honour of the Duke of Rutland, who was the Lord of the Manor of Newmarket at that time.