The Bear Inn

The Bear Inn, formerly a courthouse and assembly room, dates primarily to the early 17th century, with alterations in the early 18th and early 19th centuries. It is constructed of random rubble and ashlar limestone, with ashlar and artificial stone chimneys, and a stone slate roof. The main east-west range is two storeys with an attic. An eastern cross wing and two gabled additions to the north side are also present.

The east front features a four-bay colonnade to the ground floor, with ashlar columns supporting a timber lintel. Horizontally sliding sash windows are set behind the colonnade, with a doorway to the right having a 17th-century moulded frame and plank door. Three upper floor windows have 18-pane sashes and moulded stone architraves. A single gabled dormer with a lead-latticed casement is centrally positioned on the roof. The north side includes a large, gabled 19th-century projection with a reset doorway featuring an ogee-arched stone lintel and plank door. Above is a three-light chamfered mullioned casement. An earlier gable wing adjoins, featuring single two-light chamfered mullioned casements to each floor, the upper floor window blocked. The south side is part-gabled in ashlar with a cross window to the ground floor, a two-light chamfered mullioned attic casement to the upper floor and attic, all with hoodmoulds. The gable end of the eastern cross wing projects forward.

Inside, there are two large fireplaces with monolithic stone slab jambs and timber lintels. The inn was used as a manor court meeting place between 1766 and 1838, and the village lock-up, located opposite, provided convenient proximity. Stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops are also present. A single-storey outbuilding is attached to the west end.