Former Blue Bell Inn

This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 12/11/2019

SD 8913 SE 11/133

ROCHDALE YORKSHIRE STREET (west side), 3 and 5, (former Blue Bell Inn)

(Formerly listed as Former Yates's Wine Lodge (The Blue Bell), 3 and 5 YORKSHIRE STREET, and NEWGATE (north-east side), previously listed as Yates's Wine Lodge (The Blue Bell), YORKSHIRE STREET)

GV II Former hotel (Blue Bell) and Yates's Wine Lodge. The building has two facades, the one on Yorkshire Street dated 1745 on a rainwater head, the one on Newgate inscribed "Wine Lodge 1911". Yorkshire Street: brick with stone dressings and slate roof. Newgate: ashlar. The long plan is cranked and has an entrance to each street.

The five bay, three storey Yorkshire Street elevation has a central doorway, C20 glazing to all but the ground floor which has Victorian sashes to the left and a C20 shop front to the right, stone sills and keystones, a modillion eaves cornice and an ornate lead rainwater head. The five-bay single-storey Newgate elevation is in an Edwardian Baroque style. Gables over the two side bays and central three. Semi-circular headed window and door openings with keystones and leaded glass. Pilasters rise from corbels at impost level. "Rochdale Vintners Wine Co. Ltd." on frieze with cornice above. Semi-circular pediments to each gable with elaborate cartouches the central one engraved "Wine Lodge 1911" and having a grapevine surround.

Listing NGR: SD8959413386