The Maltster'S Arms

The Maltster’s Arms is a public house, likely dating from the early 16th century, although it has undergone significant alterations and extensions in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The front of the building is constructed from plastered cob on stone foundations, with brickwork to the rear, and has gabled-end slate roofs. The original layout was a two-room, through-passage house, now configured with a bar on either side of the central entrance. The left-hand room is heated by an external brick stack, dating to the 18th century. A wing extends to the rear of the right-hand room. The front block has two storeys and a three-window facade. Shaped eaves brackets are present, along with hornless sash windows to the first floor, containing 3 panes at the top and 6 at the bottom. The central doorway is sheltered by a moulded canopy supported on console brackets, and is approached by three steps with simple 19th-century iron railings. A panelled door leads into the public house. A three-light casement window is on the left, and a window bay with rounded corners is on the right, featuring a 1:3:1 pane casement window of 20th-century manufacture as well as a moulded cornice. The rear wing features 12 and 16-pane hornless sash windows. The interior roof, which has not been inspected recently, was described by Dr Alcock as having arched brace construction with deeply chamfered braces, and trusses spaced approximately 5 feet 6 inches apart. He noted a resemblance to the roof of the stable block at Bishop's Court, suggesting the front range might have originally been a barn converted to accommodation around 1700.