Chichester Arms Public House

The Chichester Arms Public House, formerly known as No.28 Chichester Arms Inn, is located at No.28 Pilton Street in Barnstaple. This public house dates from the late 17th century or earlier, with alterations made in the 19th and 20th centuries. The building is rendered and features a slate roof with gabled ends, while the stacks are not visible from the front.

The structure has two storeys and presents an asymmetrical four-window range. Notable architectural details include an eaves band with an anthemion frieze in relief and an eaves cornice supported by moulded brackets. The ground floor features a panelled door to the left of centre, topped by a flat porch hood with a cornice. To the left of the door is a canted bay window with high transomed casements, and to the right are two windows, each with two-light high transomed casements. The first floor has four 2-pane sash windows without horns.

The interior was only inspected on the ground floor, where the front right room has some walls removed, revealing an ovolo-moulded late 17th-century fireplace and a chamfered cross beam with step stops. Other interesting features may exist elsewhere in the building. Historical records indicate that this was a fully licensed house as early as 1837.