The Black Dog

The Black Dog is a house located in Little Barrington Village, originally built adjoining Hillside in the 18th century. It is constructed of coursed squared and dressed limestone, with a stone slate roof and stacks, two of which have been restored in reconstituted stone and one repaired in brick. The building has a long, rectangular plan with later lean-to extensions at the rear, and includes a cellar at the left end.

The two-storey façade originally featured a four-window arrangement. A single stone-mullioned casement window with a stopped hood remains on the first floor. Most other windows are 9-pane sashes, with one 12-pane sash, all set within raised dressed stone surrounds, some with keystones. There are two 20th-century nine-pane fixed casements, one situated within the blocking of a former doorway, with stone steps leading to the location of the original doorway still in place. A further 3-light casement with horizontal glazing bars is present, topped with a timber lintel. A 18th-century six-panel doorway is sheltered by a flat stone canopy with a moulded margin, supported on moulded stone brackets. Gable-end and axial stacks feature moulded skirtings. The interior of the house has not been inspected. The building was formerly the Black Dog Inn and later a village shop.