The Five Bells Public House

The Five Bells Public House is a public house dating from the 18th century, with extensions added in the 19th and 20th centuries. The older section is constructed of plastered cob on stone rubble footings, while the 20th-century extension is made of whitewashed brick. The building features stone rubble and brick stacks and has a thatched roof.

The structure is U-shaped, with the main block facing south. The 18th-century part occupies the right end of the main block and has a two-room layout with a wide central passage. The right room has an end stack, which is now disused. The left end wall has been removed to expand the bar area. The remainder of the main block consists of the 20th-century bar, which extends into a rear block behind the left end. This rear block includes an outside lateral stack. Additionally, there is a service block that projects at right angles to the rear of the left end; this is a converted 19th-century barn now used for domestic purposes. The building is mainly two storeys high, except for the single-storey 20th-century bar extension.

The exterior features a three-window front. The older section has some 19th-century casements with glazing bars, but most windows are 20th-century casements. The front doorway is located to the right of centre in the older part and features a 19th-century door set behind a 20th-century gabled porch. The roof has a gable end on the right, with the ridge line rising over the older section and hipped to the right.

Inside, carpentry details are visible only in the right room of the older house. This room has two crossbeams that are unfinished tree trunks, likely inserted or replacement beams. The fireplace is made of stone rubble and features a cambered oak lintel that is stop-chamfered with run-out stops. The roof has not been inspected.