The Antelope Hotel

The Antelope Hotel, originally a coaching inn, likely incorporates fabric from the 15th century, with possible origins in the 16th century. It was remodelled in the 18th century, and then refaced and had its roof raised in the early 19th century, with further refitting work occurring in 1939.

The building is constructed from dark-brown brick with red-brick dressings and terracotta tile roofs concealed behind a flat parapet, punctuated by tall red-brick end stacks. Some sections utilize rubble stone construction, particularly noticeable in the carriage entrance area and former warehouse, which is built primarily of red and blue brick. The main building follows an L-shaped plan, incorporating a long, rear left wing believed to have served as a wholesale warehouse and a carriage entrance on the right-hand side.

The principal front elevation is three storeys high, spanning five bays east to west, with a two-storey section containing the carriage entrance to the right. The symmetrical front features a central doorway supported by timber cinquefoil columns with bell capitals, leading to a bracketed porch. Above the doorway is a canted first-floor oriel window with a panelled apron, and above that, a blind lunette on the second floor. The ground floor includes an early 20th-century shop front, featuring pilasters, panelling beneath three windows, a glazed door, and transom lights; this was formerly a bar entrance. To the left of the shop front are two sash windows with six panes in the upper sashes and lettered leaded lights in the lower sashes, positioned under rubbed and gauged red-brick flat arches. Flat brick arches also sit above the sash windows to the first floor, and three-over-six-pane sashes are present on the second floor. A large, late 19th-century lantern is affixed to the right of the oriel window.

The right-hand two-storey, two-window range has a segmental-arched carriage entrance, now partially covered by a 20th-century canted oriel window, and a blocked segmental-arched window to the right. The rear has a half-hipped roof and late 19th-century two-over-two-pane sash windows in exposed boxes. The eastern rear range also features a half-hipped roof with 19th-century two-over-two-pane sash windows. The former warehouse at the rear incorporates a partial rubble-stone plinth and shallow pilasters between cambered brick arches, framing six-over-six-pane sash windows.

The ground floor and much of the interior were remodelled in the late 20th century. However, 19th-century joinery, including boarded doors, panelled shutters, and a Jacobean-style stair with barley-twist bannisters and integral electric lights, are believed to remain. A fireplace with a Purbeck marble lintel is located on the ground floor to the left, and another features shaped corbels and a hollow-chamfered lintel. Exposed ceiling beams are also a feature. Historic buildings records suggest some 16th-century details are visible in the south-west rear wing.