The Old Valley Inn

The Old Valley Inn is a former mill owner's house that has been converted into a detached residence. It dates from the late 17th century, with an early 19th-century addition. The building is constructed of coursed and random rubble limestone, featuring artificial stone rebuilt chimneys and a stone slate roof. It is two stories high, with a cellar and attic, and has a rear wing that forms an L-shape.

The southeast front has two full gables and a window arrangement of two, one, and two on the upper floor. Originally, all upper floor windows were 2-light chamfered mullioned casements with continuous hoodmoulds, but some have been replaced in the mid-20th century by timber casements on the left, which have plain stone lintels, with part of the hoodmould removed. The central doorway features a slightly cambered pointed arch. Each gable has two-light attic casements with blocked oval windows above, all with hoods. The gable end chimneys have been rebuilt.

On the southwest side, there are two blocked small single-light windows in the gable end, and a 20th-century inserted upper floor doorway with a glazed door and steel stairway. The rear of the house shows the left full gable of the earliest part, which has single-window fenestration below, all 2-light with hoodmoulds. The rear wing has timber casement windows and a tall canted bay window on the northeast gable end. A hipped roof covers a brick-built porch at the angle with the front range.

Inside, there is a deep slot between pairs of 2-light windows on the ground floor, possibly related to the weaving process. The interior has been largely restored and altered, particularly during its time as a public house. After the nearby Thames and Severn Canal was constructed, it became an inn, initially named the Clothiers Arms by 1820, but known as the Valley Inn by 1931. Originally, it served as the residence of the mill owner of Valley Mills.