The Bell Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1961. Public house.
The Bell Public House
- WRENN ID
- high-iron-sienna
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1961
- Type
- Public house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bell Public House is a public house that occupies two properties, dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, with alterations made in the 19th century. It features colourwashed roughcast render, with No. 21 encasing English bond brickwork on the ground floor and timber framing on the first floor, while No. 22 encases brick. The roofs are covered with clay tiles, with No. 21 having a steeply pitched roof.
The building is two storeys high and has irregular window arrangements. On the ground floor of No. 21, there are three sash windows, with the third window being a 20th-century replacement for the original doorway, and a rectangular bay also featuring sashes. The first floor has three 2-light casements and a slightly projecting band at the first floor level. The ground floor doorway of No. 22 is a 20th-century alteration, with the original doorway on the left-hand side now blocked. There is a rectangular bay on the right-hand side, also reworked in the 20th century. The first floor of No. 22 has two 2-light casements, and all windows have glazing bars. No. 21 has an integral stack on the left-hand gable end, while No. 22 has a central ridge stack.
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