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Picture source: James Monger

The Woolpack was situated on Church Street. This grade-II listed pub is now used as a private house.

Listed building details:

House, now public house. Early C18, C19 bay to left and C18 extensions to rear. Roughcast over brick; Welsh slate roof; brick stack, rendered base. Original 2-unit later extended to L-plan. 2 storeys; original 2-window range extended to 3. Early C18 coved hood over C20 door adjoining inserted C20 door and flanked by sashes in early C18 canted bays. Late C19 four-light fixed casement adjoins blocked door with 2 similar overlights; C19 sash above in later left bay. C19 bracketed eaves. Gabled roof; large stepped ridge stack with dog-toothed water tabling at top. Mid C18 two-storey, 3-window range rear wing of random bond brick with gabled old tile roof and brick ridge stack has segmental arches over two C18 sashes; similar late C18 two-storey, one-bay range at right angles to left. Interior: Chamfered ground-floor beam. Mostly concealed and likely to be of interest.

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