The oldest parts of the timber-framed Feathers Hotel, Ledbury, date from c.1560-70. This comprises the first three floors of the leftmost part of the building. The fourth floor of this section, with the five small gables, is an addition of the early 1600s. So too is all of the rightmost part, from the coffee shop sign. The hotel is close-studded throughout with none of the box-framing that is a characteristic of Herefordshire and adjacent counties. The building is quite deep with timber-framed extensions accessed from within the building, and through carriage arches. It must always have been the town's premier hotel and it remains so today.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2
