The Old Bell is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 January 1967. Cottage.

The Old Bell

WRENN ID
broken-lantern-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight West MP: Richard Quigley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 January 1967
Type
Cottage
Address
The Old Bell, Church Hill, Godshill
OS grid reference
SZ 526 817
Coordinates
50.63326, -1.25642
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Bell is a cottage that was formerly an inn, dating from the early 18th century. It is constructed of Isle of Wight stone rubble, featuring ashlar and brick quoins along with brick dressings. The building has a thatched roof with end brick chimneystacks and stands at one and a half storeys tall, with two windows. On the upper floor, there are two 20th-century casements set in 'eyebrow' dormers. The ground floor includes two 20th-century casements with leaded lights and wooden shutters. A central paired doorcase is located under a wide thatched porch, which is supported by wooden chamfered piers.

Local climate

The Old Bell receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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