The Devonshire Arms

The Devonshire Arms is a house, now a hotel, with elements dating back to the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. It is constructed of ashlar, rubble stone (with some rendering), and has a graduated stone slate roof. The building comprises several blocks of varying dates. The central block is from the 17th century, two storeys plus attics in height, and four bays wide. To the left of the central block is a 19th-century block of two storeys and six bays. To the left again is an 18th-century stable block of two storeys and three bays. A seven-bay block from the early 19th century adjoins the central block, and to its right, set back at right angles, is a two-storey, four-bay block. The central block is rendered. Bay three features a moulded four-centred arched doorway, now blocked and containing a 20th-century casement window, with a continuous hoodmould above. All windows in this section are four-light, with chamfered mullions. First-floor windows are two-light in bays one and three, and three-light in bays two and four; all with chamfered mullions. A slightly set-back gable to the left includes a single-light, chamfered window in the gable, and a gabled dormer with a thin, chamfered single-light window is present in bay three. Shaped kneelers and stone coping are also present. End and ridge stacks are visible. The 19th-century left-hand block is of less architectural interest. The 18th-century stable block features a long central bay of one storey with 20th-century casements and garage doors; the end bays are two storeys high, with pilasters rising to a first-floor band and blind semicircular-headed arches. A plank door in a plain surround is to the left, and a bay window to the right. First-floor windows are Diocletian windows, with blocked side lights, and contain 20th-century casements. The building has plain pedimented gables. The right-hand block includes a one-storey, five-bay 19th-century addition with a gabled porch, a first-floor band, and sashes with glazing bars. Two right-hand bays are lower, with similarly styled sashes. Roofs are hipped to the right. A block set back at a right angle has similar sashes in plain stone surrounds, and a hipped roof to the left. The rear elevation contains modern 20th-century extensions. The interior was completely gutted in the 20th century.