The Bell Public House

The Bell Public House is a public house that dates from the late 16th century, with alterations made in the 17th century and early 20th century. It has two storeys and is constructed from timber framing with a roughcast finish, topped with plaintiled roofs. The early 20th century features include three-light casement windows, with those on the ground floor having transoms and diamond and hexagonal leaded lights. There is an open hipped-roofed corner porch leading to a boarded door from the 20th century. The original 16th century core consists of two cells, with exposed first floor joists and close-studding in the upper storey. A cross-wing was added to the front left in the 17th century, and a further cell was likely added to the right in the early 20th century. Additional extensions from the 20th century, both one and two storeys high, have been added to the rear. The public house is mentioned by Samuel Ward, who died in 1640, in his Puritan treatise "Woe to Drunkards."