Cross Keys Hotel, 182 High Street, Dalkeith

The Cross Keys Hotel, located at 182 High Street, Dalkeith, dates to circa 1804 and represents a 3-storey and attic coaching inn with later additions to the rear. The west elevation is constructed of ashlar, with a painted rusticated ground floor, while the remaining elevations are harled. A base course, cornice, and blocking course are present on the west front.

The west (High Street) elevation is tripartite, featuring a pilastered and dentil-corniced doorpiece at the center, flanked by four-pane sidelights and a blocked fanlight, and containing a two-leaf panelled door. A dressed-arched carriage pend is situated in the bay to the outer right, featuring timber gates and a pale stone to the left. A band course separates the ground and first floors, incorporating blind, balustraded aprons above. The fenestration is regularly disposed, with taller windows on the first floor. A decorative gutter-head is located at the outer left.

The east elevation incorporates a stair bay at the center, capped with a piended roof that rises above the eaves. It features a deep rubble and ashlar surround to the pend and regularly disposed fenestration. Modern additions, including a single-storey range fronting Duke Street, adjoin the building to the right.

The north (Duke Street) elevation displays a concrete base course. A window is positioned at ground level to the outer left, and a later inserted door with a replacement doorpiece is situated to the outer right. There is evidence of a former single-storey building adjoining the building to the west.

The south elevation connects with Nos 176-180 High Street, which includes the Tolbooth (listed separately), at first floor level. A window is present at the second floor in the outer left position.

The windows are generally sash and case with a 12-pane glazing pattern. Some bathrooms have glazing in the lower sashes on the ground floor to the west, while several windows to the east have been replaced. Broad gablehead stacks are visible, as are coped skews. Two slate-hung piended dormers, incorporating modern windows, are located on the west and east sides. The roof is covered in grey slates.

The interior features a pilastered arch with carved ornament which divides the hall, and a winding stair with a cast-iron balustrade. A first-floor function room extends the length of the building, with projecting fireplace bays at either end, and plaster mouldings present.

Outbuildings comprise a former stable and hayloft, likely predating the hotel, consisting of a one-and-a-half storey harled range running east, linked to the southeast corner of the main building by a brick outhouse. Evidence suggests former adjoining buildings on the east gable. A single-storey brick outbuilding, with pantiles and an easing course, is attached to the northeast end of the former stable range.