The Feathers

The Feathers is a public house dating from 1911, built for Nalder & Collyer, a local brewery. It incorporates earlier fabric dating back to the 18th century and includes 17th-century outbuildings. The main facade is constructed of red brick to the ground floor and half-timbering with rendered infill above. The rear sections are of red brick, with some areas painted. The roof is covered in red clay tiles, with prominent ridge, end, and mid-roof stacks.

The interior is arranged around a central corridor leading from the main entrance, with a dining room to the right and service rooms behind, and main bar areas to the left.

The front elevation divides into two slightly angled sections. The three-bay section to the right is symmetrical and features a central timber porch supporting an open balustraded balcony. The ground floor has two windows with semi-circular headed centre lights and small-paned flanking lights; the lower centre part of the left-hand window also has small panes. The upper storey is beneath three prominent gables, each containing a large window. The central window mirrors the detail of those on the ground floor. Side windows have small-paned casement frames. A similar arrangement is found on the left-hand part of the main facade, with three bays, ground floor windows of small panes, and a central balustraded balcony. The upper side windows are of one and two lights with small-paned casements, with a large window in a matching style centrally positioned and topped with a gable. An inn sign displaying the Prince of Wales' feathers hangs from a projecting beam. The return on the left has a two-bay timber porch and balustraded balcony above, with bulbous corner posts and a gable. The rear sections are of plain brick and contain sash windows. There’s also a single-storey, plain 17th-century outbuilding.

The interior retains the original compartmented plan form, with Art Nouveau fireplaces. Original fittings remain, including a glazed door, decorative window glass, and an etched mirror featuring the Prince of Wales' feathers surrounded by woodwork.

The building is a well-detailed and ambitious example of Edwardian architecture, built in a half-timbered vernacular style, retaining much of its original plan and some original fittings. It forms a group with Nos. 34 High Street, Merstham Grange, and The Home Farm House.