Bell House

Bell House is a house of 1767, with later alterations by Sir Edwin Lutyens. The building is constructed of brown brick with slate roofs. It has two storeys and five bays, with a two-storey, five-bay extension to the left and a two-storey, one-bay extension to the right. The central bay rises to three storeys to form a tower, topped by a square bell turret with a parapet and cornice above a single window. Flanking sections, projecting slightly, have pediments with modillion cornices and an oculus in each tympanum. The central doorcase is timber, with an open, modillioned pediment supported on carved consoles, alternate block sides, and an archivolt with a masked keystone; the door has a decorative fanlight. Above the door is a Venetian window with a bracketed sill and keystone. Sash windows, mostly with glazing bars, have flat, gauged-brick arches, pilaster architraves, and blind boxes. A brick band runs across the first floor. The interior remains uninspected.