New Inn

The New Inn is a public house that dates from the 18th and 19th centuries, with modernizations made around 1970. It is constructed from plastered cob and rubble, featuring stone rubble stacks topped with 20th-century brick, and has a thatched roof that has been replaced with slate over the stable block. The main block, which faces south, has a three-room plan with a stack on the right (east) and an axial stack between the center and left rooms. There is a rear block at right angles to the back of the left room, which now serves as hotel accommodation but has an uncertain original function. Another rear block at right angles to the back of the right end has an end stack adjoining the main house; the near end was likely a kitchen with a coach house and stables behind. The rear courtyard is now enclosed by a 20th-century wall and entrance lobby. The building has two storeys and features a regular but not symmetrical four-window front with 20th-century casements that have glazing bars, including a 20th-century curving bay window at the ground floor left end. The entrance is located to the right of center through a 20th-century porch with a gabled thatch roof. A large inn sign is a 20th-century painted board positioned left of center. The main roof is hipped at each end. The left rear block has 20th-century casements with glazing bars, while the right rear block has a slate roof and includes a 19th-century 16-pane sash and a narrow 13-pane sash, with some blocked apertures. The rear courtyard is screened by a thatched wall and lobby. The interior has been significantly rearranged in the 20th century, with many internal partitions removed, affecting crossbeams and bar areas. However, the front block retains roughly-finished crossbeams and plain oak lintels over rubble fireplaces. The roof has not been inspected. Coleford is noted for being a remarkably unspoilt and picturesque hamlet.