The Black Lion Hotel, including service range to left

Large inn and coaching hotel in stucco with slate hipped deep-eaved roof and 2 big rendered stacks brackets to eaves concealed by C20 fascia. Three-storey, 5-window main range of 1-3-1 bays, and lower 2-storey service wing to left, which with No 13 High Street (q.v.) forms a near symmetrical overall composition.

Main front has wall-face slightly projected for outer window bays and 2 broad bands, one at first floor sill-level and one between upper floors, extending across 3-window centre. Five square 6-pane attic windows with slate sills, three first-floor centre 12-pane sashes with slate sills and outer 4-12-4-pane tripartite sashes in arched recesses continuing down to ground floor. Ground floor altered in later C19 with projecting square bay windows to centre and outer bays, 12-pane sashes between. Old photographs appear to show that there were sashes where there are bay-windows and doors where there are sashes. The centre 3 windows are in arched recesses.

Service Range to left is of 4 windows, with projecting gable to left, big rendered stack on roof slope and large stone E end stack. Gable (which matches that on No 13) has fretted bargeboards, quoins, 2-storey arched recess with first floor tripartite sash (as on main range) but ground-floor similar window replaced by C20 glazed entry. Range between has carriage arch with big wooden gates adjoining main range, 12-pane sash over and 2-window range to left of 12-pane sashes, larger below.

Altered except for stair with stick balusters and moulded rail.