Inn On The Lake

The Inn on the Lake, originally known as the Lake Hotel, is a house that has been converted into an inn. It dates from the early 19th century but has earlier origins, possibly from the 18th century, with some late 20th-century additions. The building is stuccoed and features a Welsh slate roof, while an earlier section is constructed from Bargate rubblestone with a plain tile roof. The 19th-century part of the building is L-shaped and wraps around the earlier section, which is only visible from the rear.

The 19th-century range is two storeys high and consists of three sets of two bays, with a late 20th-century addition to the right that is not of special interest. The central entrance features a door with six fielded panels, four of which are now glazed. This door is topped by an overlight with decorative glazing bars and is framed by a Doric doorcase that includes panelled reveals, a rosette, a triglyph frieze, and a deep cornice. To the right of the entrance is a two-storey bow window with three bowed sashes, each with glazing bars, separated by pilasters and topped with a ground-floor cornice. The other bays have sashes with glazing bars, and the building has over-sailing eaves and a hipped roof with two brick chimneys.

On the left side, there is a ground-floor bow window with two bowed sashes, also with glazing bars, supported by reeded pilasters and topped with a swept lead roof. The rest of the left side has sashes with glazing bars and an arched cellar opening beneath the bow window. The rear of the building has a ground floor obscured by a late 20th-century outshut that is not of special interest. The first floor reveals the earlier range, which has three two-light leaded casements and a plain tile roof, with the right-hand gable being tile-hung above the 19th-century roof. There is also an attached former stable range on the left that is not of special interest. Inside, the earlier range features queen-strut roof trusses.