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The Chequers was situated at 21 Church Street.  This grade-II listed pub is thought to be early 16th century with later additions and extended in the 19th century. After closing as a pub the premises have been used as a restaurant.

Listed building details:

House, now restaurant. Probably early C16, floored and heated in C17. Extended and refronted in late C19. Timber frame, whitewashed brick front. Tiled roof. Originally a 2 bay open hall. 1 storey and attic. Central entrance with key blocked and moulded segmental head. Similar heads to large ground floor windows in reveals. 2 half dormers with casements interrupted by a timber transom at eaves level. Bargeboarded gables. Dentilled brick eaves. Truncated stack to right, originally external. C19 wing to rear right with dentilled eaves and hipped roof. Some framing exposed to rear. Interior: evidence of originally jettied front, large inglenook, stop chamfered ground floor binding beam. Jowled posts, curved braces to cambered tie beams. Queen strut clasped purlin roof with curved and straight wind braces.

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Picture source: Hania Franek