The Old Flying Horse Inn

The Old Flying Horse Inn is a building that has served as a student hostel, house, and inn. It dates back to the late 14th century and underwent alterations in the 16th century, with cladding added in the 18th century. The structure features a timber frame, covered with painted brick and painted tile hanging on the first floor, and has a plain tiled roof. It stands two storeys high, with a basement and garret, and includes a plinth and a continuous moulded bressumer. The ground floor is recessed to the right, consisting of three bays with a jetty supported by brackets.

The building has a moulded wooden eaves cornice beneath a hipped roof, with chimneys located to the centre left and the right, and a hipped dormer on the left return. The first floor has five glazing bar sash windows, while the ground floor features two sash windows on the left and three wooden casements on the right. There is a central door with four panels and three steps leading up to it, along with a panelled door to the right that has two steps. The basement has openings in the centre.

On the left return, which faces High Street, the roof steps down to a rear range that has a stack at the left end. This side includes a wooden casement and a glazing bar sash on the first floor, and three wooden casements on the ground floor. There is a panelled corner door with a pilastered surround and a flat hood. At the extreme left (eastern end), there is a single-storey weather-boarded block with a half-hipped plain tiled roof and half-doors in the gable end. The building also features a catslide outshot and two hipped wings at the rear.

Inside, the inn boasts an extremely rare coved dais canopy, which shows evidence of original colouring and remains unaltered since the open hall was floored in the 16th century. The roof includes a crown post. The entire structure dates back to the late 14th century, as noted by G.W. Parkin in the Wye Local History Magazine. Part of the building also fronts onto High Street and is referenced under that road.