The Drum Public House

The Drum Public House is a public house built around 1934, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, with some internal modernization occurring around 1983. It features plastered walls on tall Flemish bond red brick footings, red brick stacks with tall chimneyshafts, and a thatched roof. The building faces northeast and is situated against the grounds of Cockington Park. The main block is double-depth with a stack in the axial partition, and it has crosswings that project forward, each with massive projecting stacks on the outer sides. A southeast stair block was originally intended to connect to a wing that was never constructed.

In terms of exterior design, the building is two storeys tall with single-storey crosswings, standing on a tall plinth and approached by a flight of steps. The main block has two front doorways, one at each end, both featuring flat timber hoods on open scrolled brackets and containing glazed doors. Between the doorways is a large canted bay with a series of horizontal sliding sashes, as well as additional windows above the doors and on all sides of the crosswing and stair block, with both 12- and 16-pane configurations. The roof is hipped, with a tall main block roof and deep eaves to accommodate the bay.

Inside, the public areas have largely been altered due to the 1983 "rustication," but original features include large fireplaces with chamfered and scroll-stopped lintels. The Drum and its garden were the only parts completed in Lutyens' plan to create a model village in Cockington. This building is significant within a group of listed buildings in an exceptionally attractive and unspoilt village, adjacent to Cockington Park.