The Star Inn, including No.1 New Street and the former synagogue

The Star Inn is a mid-19th century public house, constructed with two wings and incorporating an early-19th century former synagogue and an 18th century dwelling at the rear.

The main building is constructed of granite and brick, with stucco plaster detailing to the parapets, cornice, and quoins. The rear wings are of granite, brick, and hung slate. All buildings have slate roofs.

The building occupies a long plot running northwest to southeast, with the Star Inn public house facing onto Market Jew Street, and the rear wings arranged around a central courtyard.

The front elevation is three stories and two bays. The principal entrance is a six-panel door set within an open pedimented door case, positioned off-centre to the left. Above is a sash window. To the right, at ground and first-floor level, is a two-story splayed projecting bay topped by a parapet with a blind balustrade. The second story features three two-over-two sash windows, with rusticated pilasters flanking the central window. A parapet breaks forward at the centre, topped by a segmental pediment supported by decorative consoles. The right return is on a slope and has a descending three, two, and single-story elevation with sash windows.

To the rear are two wings. The southwest wing, linked to the main building by a 20th century timber-covered entrance, fronts onto New Street. Its ashlar granite street elevation slopes downwards to the south and features four bays including, from the right, a tripartite timber sash window, a recessed-arch door, a three-over-three sash window, and an infilled rectangular opening topped with stone voussoirs. There are four three-over-three sash windows on the first floor. The southeast elevation is of rubble stone with hung slate to the first floor, and has a hipped slate roof.

The northeast wing incorporates a former synagogue at its south end. This is a brick structure, partly rendered on the ground floor and faced with hung slates above. The northeast elevation contains two large arched sash windows. The slate roof is hipped and topped with a terracotta ridge.

The interior of the main public house has recently undergone refurbishment, with a serving area on the ground floor, cellars below, and accommodation and toilet facilities on the two upper floors. The former synagogue and No.1 New Street are currently used as a children’s play area, with a cold cellar below. Features relating to the former synagogue and the 18th century dwelling may survive internally.