Originally built in 1783, The Norfolk Arms Hotel was later extended to include the neighbouring houses. The original building finished at the sitting room and when extended, it incorporated the stone, self-supporting staircase which is now a much-admired feature of the building. the main staircase used to be situated behind what is now the Tap Bar, and a splendid Billiards room once sat where the Club Room currently is.

The hotel has had an erratic history of occupancy by tenants over its lifetime. For the first 18 years of its existence it was more often closed than open. Throughout the Napoleonic wars (1812) the hotel was occuped by battling troups. *

*From hotel literatlure