Bell Inn

The Bell Inn, now a public house, dates to around 1400 and was altered in the late 17th century. It is constructed of timber frame with painted brick and render infill, and has an old tile gabled roof. The building follows a Wealden plan, incorporating a single-bay hall and two, two-bay cross wings. A cross passage is located within the left-hand wing. The inn has two storeys and a cellar. A chimney stands on the right gable end. Most windows are leaded casements, with some likely dating from the 18th century.

The west-facing road front is symmetrical. The central section is recessed with coved eaves and large braces to the front wall plate; jettied cross wings are underbuilt in brick. The centre section has a three-light window within the coved eaves on the first floor, and a 19th-century square bay window on the ground floor. The left-hand wing features a two-light window on the first floor and a three-light window on the ground floor, the latter with a bottom-hinged folding shutter. A four-centred arched door leads to the cross passage, with an old plank door. Three large jetty brackets are present. The right-hand wing mirrors the left, with a two-light window on the first floor, a three-light window on the ground floor with a similar shutter, and a four-centred arched door with a chamfered frame and a 20th-century plank door, again supported by three large jetty brackets. Some replacement timbers are visible on the south gable. The north gable abuts Bell Cottage, which is listed separately.

The interior reveals a fine timber frame with heavy section timbers. The cross passage has two four-centred arched openings into the former service wing, which is now partly a cellar. Chamfered joists with run-out stops are present, likely inserted in the 16th century, within the former hall. The ground floor of the right-hand wing contains 17th-century panelling and a window with diamond mullions and transoms, moulded internally. Behind the 19th-century bay window in the centre is an older window with a shutter groove. The roof is a redundant crown post structure, with side purlins, wind braces, and smoke-blackened timbers over the former hall. All posts have large jowls, with large tension braces on the first floor.