The Angel Hotel

The interior of the hotel had a major re-structuring in 1980-1 and none of the main rooms are recognisable as dating from before then, but some archways and dado panelling may be older. The main staircase appears to be early C19. This is an open-well top-lit stair with scrolled tread ends, two stick balusters to each tread and a continuous handrail. The main bedroom floor was seen only in part but all appeared modern.

Stucco fronted and painted, with a natural slate roof. Neo-classical style with horizontal grooving to the ground floor and smooth render above to the first and attic floors. Three storeys, and six window bays, 1 + 5, the end left one being wider. The main five bay part of the elevation is a balanced design, 2 + 1 + 2, with central entrance set slightly forward in a pedimented feature. Porch with Doric columns in antis, panelled side pilasters and triglyph frieze; there is a good wrought iron lamp bracket over the porch. All ground and first floor windows are 6 over 6 pane sashes, the centre one on the first floor with a bold architrave on console brackets, all the rest are plain. Three over 6 pane sashes on the top floor. Heavy cornice and tall parapet, roof hidden but red brick stack to left of entrance bay and on both gables. The end bay to the left has an older character. It has a wide splayed two storey bay with paired 8 over 8 pane sashes with 2 over 2 pane sidelights. The second floor has a smaller bay with paired 6 over 6 pane sashes. Roof hipped to front with red brick stack to right. Four window return along Lower Castle Street, three doors and a window on the ground floor. Windows are 8 over 8 pane sashes with 6 over 6 on the top floor. Roof with five gabled dormers and two tall stacks. Additional two storey gabled bay beyond. Two windows, blind on the ground floor, 4 over 4 panes above. The elevations to the inn-yard are more varied and altered.