The Pheasant Inn

The Pheasant Inn is a public house that likely started as a row of three houses. It dates from the late 18th century and has undergone significant alterations in the 19th and 20th centuries. The building features painted stucco walls over brick and a graduated greenslate roof, with stucco chimney stacks at either end. It is two stories high and has five bays, with lower three-bay extensions at the back that create a U-shape. The front has two symmetrically placed double plank doors with patterned overlights in plain reveals. There are sash windows with glazing bars, including a canted oriel window in the center, all set in plain reveals. A modern fascia and sign are located above the ground floor windows, and a projecting beam on the right supports a carved wooden pheasant. The returns and extensions also have similar doors and windows. Inside, there have been extensive alterations in the 20th century. Historical records indicate that the building was not shown as a public house in Asquith's Survey of 1853, but it appeared as the Silloth Railway Inn on the 1865 Ordnance Survey map, following the opening of the railway in 1856. It was first listed as The Pheasant in the 1873 directory. The pub became state-managed in 1916 and was sold out of state control in 1972. During renovations in the 1970s, the removal of stucco revealed previously blocked windows.