The Punch Bowl And Ladle Inn

The Punch Bowl and Ladle Inn is a public house that dates from the late 17th century, with extensions made to the east in the early 19th century and to the rear in the 20th century. The building features painted stone rubble and cob walls, topped with a wheat-reed thatched roof and brick chimneys at the gable ends.

The original part of the inn has a plan consisting of three rooms, which has been modified to two rooms. The left room (west) is at a higher level, while there is an additional room to the right (east) and a later lean-to. The inn is two storeys high and presents a slightly irregular three-window south front, with all windows being 20th-century two-light casements. There are doorways between the window openings, each with a 20th-century thatched porch and door. A large buttress is located to the left of the right-hand doorway. The early 19th-century extension on the right, originally a cellar, has a ground floor opening that was widened in the 20th century and features a 20th-century window. There is also a doorway to the right with a 20th-century thatched porch and a 20th-century window at the far right of the lean-to.

Inside, the inn retains some original features, including chamfered ceiling beams and a large hearth in the original right-hand room, which has a 17th-century chamfered and stopped oak lintel and a 19th-century cloam oven. There is a recess to the left of this room, which may have been for a built-in settle or a hearth. The rear wall has been partly removed, possibly revealing evidence of a lateral hearth. A boxed-in stair with some winders is located to the right of the left-hand room. The roof structure is inaccessible but is said to have been replaced after suffering fire damage. Although the building has undergone significant alterations in the 20th century, making it difficult to interpret the original plan, it still retains some architectural interest.