Laleston

The OYSTERCATCHER

The OysterCatcher, originally called the New Inn is a Grade II listed building of 16th Century origin of a main house with an added wing left c 1700. The roof was raised later and the building was re-fronted probably C18, possibly then a coaching inn. In 1972 remains of a central fireplace with a large timber bressummer, date of 1679 inscribed on the lintel believed to be later, and a winding stone staircase with a cross slab roof adjacent.

The inn has a long street frontage of 6 bays. Left bay is pebble dashed, the rest rendered and painted, with limewashed stone rubble to the rear; an artificial slate roof with rendered end stacks. A two story building with windows on both levels are in deep reveals reflecting the thickness of the masonry, all 6/6 pane sashes, mostly unhorned, with sills, with painted relief surrounds and moulded shallow hoods to the first floor, except far left which has a cambered head. Similar windows without hoods to ground floor; moulded vertical bands at each corner; central doorway with similar surround and remodeled double door with overlight; deep plinth by door, battered base to right; further doorway to the end bay left is round arched with chamfered surround and boarded door. The recessed single story wing to the right has now been demolished, but had rear outshuts a few windows and an access to the cellar.
The building has recently been converted to cottages but the external features still remain.

After modernization