The Bell

The Bell is an inn dating from the early 16th century. It features a jettied, close-studded timber frame with a rear outshut and has undergone 19th-century alterations to its street facade. The roof is covered with plain tiles, and there are three red brick stacks from the 19th century. The building has two storeys and a three-unit plan with an additional bay to the east. The jetty is obscured by a 19th-century closed porch made of rendered brick, which has a shaped gable, two canted bay windows, and two casement windows. On the first floor, there are six early 19th-century casement windows with cast iron glazing bars, some featuring Gothic patterned heads. To the east, there is a wide arch leading to a recessed porch, constructed from re-used carved late 15th-century timber, with two posts that have carved pilasters. Inside, there is a large open hearth in the hall, backed by a later 17th-century hearth that heats the parlour. The service end has a 17th-century hearth, and the early 16th-century floor frame has been partly rebuilt in the 17th century. The hall and parlour floors feature very fine roll moulded beams and joists with run-out stops. Additionally, there are wall paintings in a first-floor room.