The Bull Inn, Denbigh

Description

The early-seventeenth century Bull Inn, originally had stone mullion and transom windows (one is blocked-up in the west-end gable), and now has early-nineteenth- century tri-partite sashes. Its layout has a central spine timber-frame dividing wall, between front and rear. There is a back-to-back fireplace placed centrally to the rear (cut by a modern passage), which probably formed a lobby entry at the back, in line with its projecting timber-framed porch to front. The front part was probably divided into a narrow entrance hall with flanking rooms, the hall to left being heated, the parlour to right unheated, with access to an attractive well stair.
This stair has an elaborately carved string, carved flat balusters and square newels, with moulded finials and pendants (finials removed). Each newel has a carved gloved hand motif, portraying the glove-making fame of Denbigh. The rear rooms were probably a kitchen to left and a service area to right with access to a cellar under the parlour. A second-floor room, partly over the porch, retains an arched-truss collar and wind-braced purlins.