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The Golden Heart was situated on Tibbiwell Street. This grade-II listed building is thought to date from the early 18th century and was an inn from 1781. The building is now in residential use and known as Golden Heart House.

Listed building details:

House in row, former inn. Probably early C18 but much C19 and C20 modifi-cation. Coursed squared limestone. Welsh slate low pitched roof. Long run to street front possibly originally a through passage plan. Two storeys, 2+1 windows; at ground floor 2+3+3-light casements with transome and leading first floor has 2+3+3-light Cl9 wood casements with leading. Far left has glazed door, and off-centre right is a good early C18 stone doorcase with panelled pilasters to scrolls over rusticated responds with scrolls to pediment and frieze; voussoirs. Five-panel door, 2 fielded, 2 glazed, 1 flush. Brick stack left, ashlar with capping, centre, and brick to right. Cellar to right of  door. The building appears to have been extended about 2.5 m to the right gable. Deep wing back, left. Interior not inspected.

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Picture source: Hania Franek