Plough Inn

The Plough Inn is an inn dating from the late 16th or early 17th century, with a large late 19th-century extension, modifications from the early 19th century, and a late 20th-century street front. It is constructed of timber framing, with square panels on the first floor and close-studded work on the ground floor, alongside plaster panels, brick extensions, and tile roofs. Brick stacks are also present.

The building has a parallel front range that spans a wide carriageway to the right and connects to the Victorian extension via a narrow wing, incorporating a small internal courtyard adjoining No. 83. The ground floor has been opened up, resulting in the loss of original features. The exterior consists of two storeys, an attic, and a basement, with three windows. Three 2-light gabled dormers contain 16-pane sash windows in moulded architraves. A mock-timber-framed ground floor features a 3-light early 20th-century casement with transom and decorative coloured leading to the left, and a pair of part-glazed doors of the same era to the right.

The rear of the main block displays square-panel framing, with a 4-pane sash window over the carriageway. A shallow wing connects to red brick extensions. The first part of the extension has, at ground floor, a wide 7-light casement with decorative coloured Art Nouveau glass, positioned under a wide segmental brick arch. A similar 6-light window with glazing has been inserted into the opposite wall of this section of the extension, which encloses a small yard. This yard wall is in heavy square-panel framing, and a 2-light casement has been continued to a dormer window at first floor. Beyond this link, the remaining portion is of roughly detailed red brickwork with stone dressings, including a doorway with an ornate surround and stone pediment.

The interior was undergoing alterations at the time of survey, with new fittings to the ground floor. Some timber framing is exposed on the upper floor. The basement includes rubble stone walling, with a transverse rear wall now faced with concrete block. Within the basement is a long, brick-built cellar, divided into compartments with arched bins, alongside two chamfered beams, one propped on a haunched post.