Bell View Cottage Seven Bells

BOTESDALE THE STREET (SOUTH EAST TM 0475 SIDE) 6/38 Seven Bells and Bell View - Cottage GV II House, latterly with a shop, now 2 dwellings. Early C17, altered C18, altered, raised and extended mid to late C19. Timber frame, plastered with some scoring to resemble ashlar. Black glazed pantiled roof with plaintiles and red pantiles to rear. 3 cells with a 3 bay service wing to rear left to form an Lon plan. 2 storeys. Lobby entrance probably replacing an original cross entry with steps up to an architraved door to right of centre. Flanking architraved glazing bar sashes with hoodboards. Left or service bay has steps up to a half glazed architraved door and a large architraved 8-light former shop window. First floor 3:6 pane architraved sashes, boxed eaves. Axial ridge stack to right of centre between hall and parlour has 3 conjoined hexagonal shafts. Right gable end C20 entrance porch. To rear right a C19 flint and clay lump lean-to, to centre a lower lean-to outshut and a dormer window. Service wing extends to rear left with a stack on outer slope of first or kitchen bay, rebuilt capping, inner return has 2 doors and mixed casements. Interior: parlour altered with C18 fireplace and chamfered axial binding beam, hall has a C17 cyma moulded indented stop chamfered fireplace bressumer, former shop in service bay has an applied cyma moulded cornice, stop chamfered axial binding beams in service wing.

Listing NGR: TM0468575739