The Bell Inn

BOSBURY CP MAIN STREET (south side) SO 64 SE

6/89 The Bell Inn

18.11.52

GV II

Public house. Possibly dating from C15 with later C17 additions and alterations, and including early C19 addition, altered C20. Timber-framed, largely painted brick infill and refacing, painted brick C19 addition, tiled roofs. Hall and cross-wing to original building facing north with through- passage backing onto stack, now with entrance in adjoining C19 building to right. Two storeys; irregular fenestration, 3-light casement window to first floor of main block with two 2-light glazing bar casement windows to ground floor with unused 4-panelled door to right; gable end of cross-wing to right, large 24-pane glazing bar sash window in gable, multi-paned C20 window to ground floor; present entrance in adjoining C19 building to right with dentilled eaves cornice and two glazing bar sash windows, single vertical glazing bar sash window to right of lean-to porch with part-glazed panelled door on ground floor. Framing: irregular square panelling now refaced to ground floor, close-studding in gable of cross-wing with fragments of barge- board with running tracery and sexfoil panels. Interior: altered C20, contains deeply chamfered beams in main block.

Listing NGR: SO6959443390