The Bell Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Dacorum local planning authority area, England. Inn. 9 related planning applications.
The Bell Public House
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-arch-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dacorum
- Country
- England
- Type
- Inn
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bell Public House is an inn, now also serving as a shop, that dates from the 17th century or earlier, with an 18th-century brick front. The building features a timber frame with brick nogging at the rear and a red brick front that has been painted. It has steep red tile roofs and is a large, two-storey structure with attics, shaped like an "L" and facing south. There is a wide carriageway leading to a rear yard through the left-hand end of the frontage, with part of this area now functioning as a shop (No. 36). A long rear range extends along the east side of the yard.
The front of the building includes three flat dormers on the roof slope, an eaves band, and a plastered eaves soffit. There is a three-light casement window above the carriage entrance, while flush-box sash windows with 10/10 panes are found over the shop and on each floor to the right-hand side. The inn features two windows with 8/8 panes on each floor. To the left of the right-hand window, there is a six-panel raised and fielded door topped with a pedimented hood that replaces a former canopy.
The west wall of No. 36 is exposed within the carriageway, showcasing close-studded timber framing. The carriageway, which is two bays deep, is a separate structure supported by broad flat joists. The rear roof slopes feature gabled dormers, and the timber frame is exposed inside. Additionally, there is a long, one-and-a-half storey hipped rear wing with a gable on the west side, which is timber framed and has a brick casing.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 9 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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