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New North RoadParts were built in 1472 as a timber structure, this Grade II*-listed building is one of only four remaining aisled manor houses in the country. Original timbers remain in the minstrels' gallery. The main hall has a plaster ceiling dating from 1640. Once the home of C18 scientist Joseph Priestley who discovered oxygen and invented carbonated water. The old building is impressively integrated with the current day pub use. There is real ale. Meals are served on Sunday lunchtimes only.