NHER 48791 (Building record) - Magpie Hotel and stables adjoining east

The Magpie Hotel is a two-storey early 18th-century building in plastered brick, although the core of the building is probably of an earlier date. The Hotel has a hipped roof of black glazed pantiles, and two pilastered doorcases with entablatures and fielded panel doors. There are two 18th-century painted brick wings at the rear, the westernmost of which fronts London Road and is stuccoed. At the end of this wing is a 19th century red brick addition of two storeys. On the corner of the building is an ornate wrought iron inn sign, and on the east end of the front there is a carriageway through and a gable ended roof. Adjoining this is a long 18th-century stable range with a stuccoed wall facing Exchange Street, and on the south side, facing the yard, there is a loft and stable doors.