The Allied Arms Inn, 57 St Mary’s Butts

The Allied Arms Inn is a public house that likely dates back to the 16th or 17th century and was re-fronted and extended in the 19th and 20th centuries.

The building features a façade made of brick and stucco walls, with a timber frame inside, topped by tile and slate roofs. It has a long, rectangular plan that extends eastward from the entrance on St Mary’s Butts.

The front elevation is two stories high and consists of two bays. The ground floor is constructed of red brick laid in Flemish bond, while the first floor is rendered in stucco. In the center, there is a five-light mullion window with leaded casements. To the right of this window, there is a timber plank and batten door with a central light. Above the ground floor, a 20th-century painted timber fascia board is present. On the first floor, there are two timber sash windows with eight-over-eight glazing, framed within stuccoed architraves. A moulded stucco cornice sits above, beneath a half-hipped clay tile roof.

To the right side of the building, there is a carriageway paved with granite setts, which is fronted by a pair of timber doors featuring decorative ironwork at the top. The lean-to roof above this area is adorned with fish-scale tiles. The south elevation, which faces the carriageway, is jettied and supported by a timber bracket, and it has two first-floor sash windows. The ground floor is made of brick and includes multi-pane windows.

At the rear of the building, there is an extension that is rendered and has a slate roof. Attached to the east side is a single-storey, flat-roofed structure, which appears to have been built in the late 20th century but may include materials from an earlier building on the site.

Inside, there are two main bar rooms featuring solid box framing, with a chamfered cross beam, one mid-rail, and exposed joists. It is believed that there is close studding in a partition on the first floor, and one of the roof ties is supported by a bracket.