Portwell House

Portwell House is an early 17th-century stone building that was likely originally part of the Crown Hotel. It has been roughcast and significantly altered in the 18th century. The structure is arranged in a V-plan with a narrow south front and diverging rear wings, one facing west towards the Market Place and the other east towards the Crown courtyard. The building is two stories high with an attic and features steep stone-tiled roofs.

There are two large stone chimney bases, one located on the ridge and the other at the north end of the east range, with truncated stone stacks on both the ridge and the north end of the west range. The roughcast walls have painted angle quoins and flat window surrounds on the south and east fronts. The windows are glazing bar sash types. The south front includes a basement door and a three-window floor above, featuring a broader center window, along with a two-window first floor.

On the east front, there are three flat dormers and a five-window range, with seven windows on the ground floor, two of which were originally doors. The building has a raised plinth all around. The west range is two stories high on a raised ground floor, covered with a slate roof and has a five-window range, originally with sash windows, though some have been replaced by casements. The north end of this range has a two-window section that retains its original sash windows, with broad windows above and narrow ones on the ground floor. The ground and first floor rooms in this section still feature mid-18th-century fielded panelling.