Stag And Hounds Public House

The Stag and Hounds Public House is a hall house that dates back to the mid-15th century, with alterations and extensions made in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The building features a mix of materials, including part timber frame encased in painted brick and part painted brick. The roofs are covered with old tiles and include both hipped and gabled designs at various heights due to the different phases of construction.

The structure has an irregular plan, originally consisting of a rectangular layout with two framed bays, which has been extended on the south and west with two additional framed bays, and further extended on the north and south sides. The building is part single storey and part two storeys tall, with two chimneys topped with clay pots.

The entrance front faces east and includes a left section from the 18th century, which is taller and features three bays with a parapet. The first bay on the first floor is blocked. The entrance is located in the right-hand bay, which has a six-panel door set in a moulded doorcase, with the top two panels glazed and an overlight featuring interlaced glazing bars, all topped by a pedimented hood supported by wooden brackets. The centre section has a single bay cross gable on the left, which was formerly jettied, and includes a canted bay on the ground floor with three sash windows and a three-light casement window on the first floor. To the right, there is a two-bay section with two three-light windows on the first floor, and on the ground floor, there is one three-light and one two-light casement window, along with a planked door that is now disused. The right-hand section is a single storey with dentilled brick eaves and features a 20th-century entrance door on the left.

Inside, much of the timber frame is visible in the older section of the building. The ground floor has large joists, with some areas featuring a 17th-century inserted ceiling. The roof includes a redundant crown post and jowled posts, and there is a large 17th-century inserted chimney and fireplace located in the second framed bay.