Bear Inn is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 1967. Inn. 2 related planning applications.

Bear Inn

WRENN ID
knotted-chamber-jet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Maldon MP: Sir John Whittingdale (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 April 1967
Type
Inn
Address
Bear Inn, 16, the Square, Stock
OS grid reference
TQ 690 988
Coordinates
51.66339, 0.44301
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Bear Inn is a 16th century timber-framed and plastered building located in Stock the Square. It features a cross wing at the east end and has undergone alterations, particularly in the 18th century. A later gabled wing was added to the west end, and the building was renovated in the 20th century. The inn has two storeys and a four-window range, with casement windows that have glazing bars on the first storey and double hung sashes with glazing bars on the ground storey. The east wing includes a small canted bay, while a large bay projects from the central block. The roof is tiled. Inside, there are notable 16th century ceiling beams and joists. The Bear Inn is part of a group that includes No 1 and Nos 2 to 14 (even) on Mill Road, as well as The Cock Inn on High Street.

Local climate

Bear Inn sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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