Near Boot Inn

Near Boot Inn is an inn that was originally a house and stables, built in the late 18th century. It features whitewashed brick walls with stone dressing, a graduated slate roof, and brick chimney stacks. The building has two storeys and five bays, with the two bays on the right originally serving as stables. There are two entrances; the original entrance has stone quoins, a plain entablature, and a moulded cornice, while the other entrance is a 1929 copy. The ground floor windows include triple and double sash windows with glazing bars, which were added in 1929. On the upper floor, there are three windows on the left with stone sills and sash windows with glazing bars, and two additional upper floor windows on the right that were also added in 1929. The upper floor windows have external 20th-century shutters, and the doors are plank doors from 1929. The alterations in 1929 were made by Harry Redfern for the Carlisle and District State Management Scheme, which owned the inn from 1916 to 1973. The inn is called Near Boot because there were two Boot Inns located close to each other, the other being named Far Boot.