Six Bells Inn is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 July 1980. Public house.

Six Bells Inn

WRENN ID
white-pilaster-gilt
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 July 1980
Type
Public house
Address
Six Bells Inn, the Street, Preston St. Mary
OS grid reference
TL 944 503
Coordinates
52.11772, 0.83831
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Six Bells Inn is a public house located on the south side of The Street in Preston St Mary. It features a 19th-century red brick front that conceals an earlier timber-framed structure, likely dating from the 16th or 17th century. The building has one storey and attics, topped with a modern pantile roof. It includes horizontal sliding sash windows and two dormers. Inside, the original timber-framing is exposed, showcasing its historical character.

Local climate

Six Bells Inn sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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