Plough Inn PH

The Plough Inn Public House is a building that originated as a two-bay cruck-framed house, likely from the 15th or 16th century. It underwent remodeling in the 17th century when a floor was added, and the roof and walls were raised. An attached outbuilding may date from this same period. The current external appearance is the result of alterations and additions made in the late 19th and 20th centuries.

The exterior features a mix of brick, render, timber-framing, and mock timber-framing, topped with a slate roof and rendered chimneys. The building has one storey with an attic. The elevation facing the road includes an offset gabled porch flanked by windows with red brick surrounds. The upper floor displays decorative mock timber-framing and features three gabled dormers. To the left, there is a lower range with a first-floor loading door. The top of a cruck truss is visible in the left-hand return gable end.

Inside, the entrance leads to a room with roughly chamfered primary and secondary ceiling beams. Truncated remains of cruck blades can be seen between this room and a later addition to the right. The upper floor contains simple plank and latch doors, with the northernmost and central cruck trusses visible. Both trusses have collars and show where purlins were removed; the central truss is arch braced.

The building is listed for its special interest due to the well-preserved cruck trusses in its interior and as a notable example of the development of a storeyed building.