The Methuen Arms Hotel

The Methuen Arms Hotel is an inn located on Corsham High Street, with its front range dating from the early 19th century and the rear wing from the 17th and 18th centuries. The front of the building is constructed from coursed rubble stone and features a hipped stone-tiled roof with end stacks. It stands three storeys high and has a three-window range of sashes set in flush surrounds. Notable architectural details include raised ashlar angle piers, a first-floor sill-course, and a moulded cornice that breaks forward over the piers. The central entrance is framed by an architrave with a keystone, set within a large Roman Doric porch supported by paired columns at the front and pilaster responds.

At the rear, facing Lacock Road, there is a two-storey wing with three windows, also featuring sashes. This section has a central arched doorway with raised imposts and a keystone, along with pilasters displaying a chequer pattern, which is typically associated with taverns. The adjoining range is primarily from the 17th century and has undergone significant alterations. The first section includes a dormer gable and a three-light ovolo-moulded window above a pair of sashes. The second section is two-storey and bears a datestone reading 'NNIN 1650 CW 1742', with four first-floor two-light ovolo-moulded windows, three of which are original, alongside one 20th-century window, a 20th-century door, and two small ventilation openings with a two-light cyma-moulded window in between. The third section features four rebuilt dormer gables with mullion windows, one of which is original, and four small ventilation openings below. The end section has a mullion window in the east gable.

The north side of the building, which faces the court and the rear of the main range, has mostly been rebuilt, although some mullion windows remain. The inn is situated on the site of a house known as Winter's Court, which was held by the Nott family from the 15th century until 1732 when it was passed to the Webber family. It was purchased by P. Methuen in 1779. The house was recorded as an inn in 1608, known as the Red Lion in 1637, and was depicted by Buckler in 1805, with a presumed rebuilding around 1830.