The Bell Public House

The Bell Public House is a pair of buildings that have been combined into a single ground floor space, now serving as a public house with additional residential accommodation. The building on the right, No.22, is an early 18th-century house that has been altered in the 19th century and again in the 1980s. It features colourwashed stucco over brickwork and has a hipped old tiled roof with a modillioned eaves cornice. This building is two storeys high, with a plinth and a first-floor plat band. The principal facade faces east and includes six sash windows with glazing bars, set in reveals, facing New Road, along with two additional windows at the front. There is a central panel on the first floor, while the ground floor has 20th-century small paned windows from the 1980s.

The building on the left, No.24, dates from the late 16th century and has also been altered in the 19th century and 1980s. It is timber-framed with colourwashed plaster and an old tiled roof, featuring a gable end that faces High Street. This two-storey building had its ground floor rebuilt in the late 20th century, now with a flush sash window. It was previously jettied, as revealed during the 1980s reconstruction, which exposed some of the studwork of the side wall internally. It is important to note that this site should not be confused with the historic Bell Inn, which was located at No.77 on the south side of High Street. There is also a modern single-storey outbuilding facing East Street, which is not of special interest.