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Date of photo: 2008	© Copyright  Mike Cattell and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
The Lamb Inn was situated on the High Street. Latterly known as Hotel Zuzanka, this grade-II listed pub closed in 2012 and is now being converted to mixed commercial and residential use.
Source: David Fisher
Listed building details:
A former hotel, now being converted to domestic use. Of late C16 or early-C17 date with C19 and C20 additions and alterations. MATERIALS and PLAN: the earliest, northern wing has a timber frame with later brick infill and a tiled roof. The southern end of the east wing is of similar early date and materials and has a carriageway at ground floor level. The buildings are of two storeys and form an L-shaped arrangement with a northern range, running East-West and an eastern range, running north-south on the western side of the High Street. EXTERIOR: the eastern front, facing the High Street is of three distinct parts: the middle section is tallest and appears to be almost entirely a rebuilding of the later C19, with applied timbers in imitation of framing. It is flanked by lower, gabled wings; that to the right a C19 re-facing of the gable end of an older wing and that to the left of similar, earlier date and timber-framed to the first floor. The brickwork walling and infill along the front is now colourwashed, but old photographs show that the brickwork originally had various diaper patterns. The left, southern, gable has brick walling to the ground floor with a square-headed carriage way at ground floor level, flanked to its right be a four-pane sash window with cambered head. The first floor has an exposed truss to the gable, with tie, collar and yolk and a three-light casement set between the queen struts which connect the tie to the collar, and support the purlins. To the right of this the rebuilt, C19 portion has applied timber framing to its upper body, including X-bracing and long diagonals. At ground floor left is a wide window of five sash lights and to its right are similar windows of two lights and one light, this last replacing a former doorway. The first floor has two, four-light sash windows. The re-fronted gable end to right again has a door at left with moulded surround and paired, four-light sashes to its right. At first floor level is a further, four-light sash. The northern flank of the building has late-C16 timber-framed walling with four principal bays subdivided by small framing. To far right and left are heavy arched braces which connect uprights to the wall plate. Random fenestration consists of C19 or C20 casements. There appear to be blocked windows at first-floor level and at least one blocked doorway to the ground floor. Beyond this a further bay is clad in brick, but continues the building line and ridge. At right of centre is a C19 and C20 addition at ground-floor level with lean-to and flat roof. At right again a lower, late-C19 service range has blank brick walling. In the yard at the rear of the building, the south front of the northern wing has an extensive, late-C19 addition with lean-to roof which masks the ground floor. Above this and recessed at first-floor level, the original wall of the wing is colourwashed, but the outline of an arched brace and an upright can be seen. The rear of the late-C19 central section of the road front is blank at ground floor level with two windows to the first floor. At right, the rear of the former carriageway is now masked to its lower body by a C20 gabled addition at ground-floor level and a C21 ground-floor brick extension with flat roof extends to the left of this, but the timber-framing above the carriage entrance can be seen behind this. INTERIOR: the north wing has chamfered ceiling beams and joists with stepped end stops to the ground floor. At first floor level are jowled posts, arched braces and close-set uprights to partitions and external walls and wide, elm floorboards. At the western end planted timbers have been used as supports where the space has been opened out by later additions and a steel beam supports a section of the ceiling joists. The later-C19, middle portion of the street front range has been opened out internally and dividing walls have been removed on both floors. Few original features remain in this part of the building. The upper floor above the carriage arch has timber-framing to both gable walls and exposed purlins.
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Picture source: Hania Franek
Picture source: Hania Franek