The 'Eight Bells' Public House is a Grade II listed building in the East Hampshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 March 1977. Public house. 1 related planning application.

The 'Eight Bells' Public House

WRENN ID
rough-landing-ridge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hampshire
Constituency
East Hampshire MP: Damian Hinds (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 March 1977
Type
Public house
Address
The 'Eight Bells' Public House, Church Street, Alton, GU34 2DA
OS grid reference
SU 717 396
Coordinates
51.15168, -0.97575
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The 'Eight Bells' Public House is an 18th-century building that likely started as two cottages. It is two storeys tall, constructed of painted brick with a tiled roof. The front of the building is canted and features irregularly placed windows, some of which are casement windows with segmental heads. The eaves cornice is decorated with brick dentils.

Local climate

The 'Eight Bells' Public House receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • 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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