The Bell (EHER 38453)

An early 19th century timber framed public house, now a house, with earlier origins. To the rear, a 16th century timber framed cottage has been adopted into the house but retains much of its original frame in situ. The main frontage block is timber framed and rendered with a Gault brick front and part of the frame is visible from a window in the south flank.

September 1971. Grade II listed. An early 19th century public house, now a house. It has earlier origins and a late 16th century rear range. The main frontage block is timber framed and rendered with a Gault brick frontage and parapet. It has a half-hipped plain tile roof. It is two storeys with attics and a cellar. To the east (rear) is a timber framed and rendered cottage range with a gabled plain tile roof. The rear range is single-storey-and-attics. Together the ranges form an 'L-shape' plan. To the north, it abuts No. 4 Silver Street (EHER 38455). Two 20th century segmental roofed dormer windows are hidden behind the parapet. There is a central blind opening on the first floor with an elaborate wrought-iron knocker for the inn sign. Beneath this, the ground floor has a central entrance with a semicircular arch approached by a flight of three steps with early 19th century wrought-iron handrails with boot scrapers. This is flanked by 19th century canted flat-roofed bay windows. The south flank is rendered and the ground floor has a distinctive large horizontal eight-pane window which displays an exposed section of the timber frame. The building is on a black rendered plinth which has a cellar light to the front. Internally, the main block has shutters on the main front and the north ground-floor room has 19th century public house-type panelling with restored stencil patterns and reused etched glass. The cottage to the rear has a gabled plain tile roof with four 20th century gabled dormer windows. There is a single-storey slate roofed conservatory lean-to on the rear of the main block. This range is a late 16th century house, now much altered, with the main framing and tie beams substantially in situ. <1> See photos <2>.