Market House Inn

The Market House Inn is a building that dates back to around 1836 and is currently used as offices. It is constructed of Flemish bond brick with rounded corners and features a slate roof with gabled ends, along with end stacks that have multiple shafts and old pots. The building is designed in the Italianate style and has a double depth rectangular plan.

The exterior consists of three storeys with rounded front corners and a three-bay front that is divided by pilasters. The ground floor pilasters are stuccoed and topped with capitals, beneath a deep stuccoed platband that has a moulded cornice. A brick platband is present at the second floor level, below a cornice that rises with a central panel. The central doorway features moulded consoles (though the porch hood is likely missing) and a doorcase with panelled reveals. The door itself is a recessed six-panel design with a deep overlight above it.

All the windows are original, featuring flat gauged brick arches: there are two ground floor and three first floor 16-pane sash windows, and three second floor sashes with a 4/8-pane configuration. An attic dormer is located behind the parapet. The left (west) side of the building, which overlooks a lane between it and the Market House Inn (now called the Three Little Pigs), is slightly plainer in style. The platbands continue around this side, with the central bay flanked by pilasters. It has a central doorway with a doorcase that includes panelled pilasters and reveals, along with a shallow porch hood on moulded consoles. The door is also a recessed six-panel design with an overlight, and there is a large 32-pane sash window above the door. The rear elevation retains some original sash windows.

The interior has not been inspected but may contain features of interest. This building is part of a notable planned development from around 1836, which involved relocating the market from the High Street and included other contemporary buildings in the area, such as the Ship and houses in Market Street.