Chetwode Arms, Lower Whitley

Built around 1800 of brown brick, this village inn has expanded without impacting on its original core of four small rooms and a red and black quarry-tiled corridor. At the heart is a delightful small room right of the entrance with a panelled counter, probably inter-war, and earlier glazed screenwork on the counter. Note the double-hinged entrance door called a coffin door as you can't get one through on the single hinge, and the box over the doorway which indicates where table service was required in days gone by. It names the parlour, tap room and dining room.

On the right (not always open) is the small parlour with an inter-war fielded panelled dado, a small serving hatch to the bar with sliding sashes, inter-war glazed brick fireplace with coal fire, bench seating and two settles. At the rear is a cosy snug which can occasionally be in use as an office. It has a stable door and is served from another stable door with ledge to the back of the servery. On the front left is the dining room with an interesting old bench, a glazed 1930s brick fireplace but a couple of holes have been cut into the upper parts of the wall 'for supervision'. There are now some six rooms in public use and also a bowling green to the rear.