The Old Bell and Steelyard Inn is a Grade I listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1951. A Post-medieval Inn. 8 related planning applications.
The Old Bell and Steelyard Inn
- WRENN ID
- burning-finial-rook
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal MP: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1951
- Type
- Inn
- Period
- Post-medieval
- Address
- The Old Bell and Steelyard Inn, New Street, Woodbridge, IP12 1DZ
- OS grid reference
- TM 272 491
- Coordinates
- 52.09399, 1.31549
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Bell and Steelyard Inn, on New Street, was likely constructed around 1550. It is a two-story building with a timber frame and plaster rendering, roofed with tiles. The first floor has a half-timbered overhang, and a brick plinth is visible at its base. Two 4-centred arched timbers suggest former entrances. Carved brackets support an “embattled” carved bressumer, which provides a decorative overhang. The building has three 18th-century casement windows with modern glazing, and a modern door with an architrave. A timber-framed steelyard, overhanging the road, is also present; while likely dating from the early 17th century, it does not appear to be structurally integrated with the main building. It is believed to be one of only two remaining in situ, and was reportedly operated by a Woodbridge resident alive in 1947. Photographs are held by the National Monuments Record.
Local climate
The Old Bell and Steelyard 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 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 8 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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