The Trout Inn

The Trout Inn is an inn that was originally founded around 1229 to accommodate workmen on St. John's Bridge. The building likely includes parts from that early period, but most of it dates from the late medieval period, with a late 18th-century addition on the main frontage to the north and several late additions to the rear that are not of special interest. The structure is made of coursed rubble stone with a slate roof and brick end stacks on the northern addition, while the older part has a stone slate roof and a large rear stone lateral stack with offsets.

The main range consists of two sections, with a lean-to on the older part and various rear extensions. The older section, located to the south, is two storeys tall with an attic and features scattered fenestration, mostly renewed 2 or 3-light casements under timber lintels, along with a 20th-century door at the south end. The later section is also two storeys and has two 12-pane sash windows on each floor, with the ground floor windows being longer, a half-glazed 19th-century door, and a gabled porch to the right. Inside, there is a low chamfered beam running along the length of the older section.

Originally, the building served as an almshouse and hospital founded in the early 13th century. It continued to operate as an inn after the dissolution of the nearby Priory in 1472/3, initially known as 'Ye Sygne of St John Baptist Head', and was renamed the Trout Inn in 1704.