The Cross Keys

The Cross Keys is a 17th-century inn located on the southeast side of High Street in Rode. It features random rubble construction and a double-Roman tile roof, supported by two brick ridge stacks. The building has a symmetrical frontage with two storeys and a basement, comprising four bays. The windows are three-light, with ogee moulded stone-mullions, and those on the ground floor are set beneath stopped labels. The door opening is in the third bay, framed by a chamfered stone surround that highlights the keystone, and it has a pair of 20th-century half-glazed doors. Above the entrance, there is a moulded slab hood supported by cut stone brackets. A 20th-century signboard is mounted on a metal bracket, positioned at right angles to the centre of the first floor.