The Bell Inn

The Bell Inn is a house and public house that dates back to the late 16th century, with alterations made in the 17th, 18th, and 20th centuries. It is constructed of brick and some flint, with the earliest part being timber framed and a roof covered in corrugated tiles. The building has two storeys.

On the northern side, the western part features a four-light ovolo moulded timber casement window on the ground floor, while the first floor is jettied and timber framed, with close studding and brick nogging from the 17th century. This side also includes a three-light diamond mullioned window, a single light casement, and a three-light casement from the 19th century. The eastern part of the north side is primarily made of 17th-century brickwork with later openings, including a 19th-century door, a canted bay window, and two 20th-century casements, along with two early 19th-century leaded casements on the first floor. The roof is gabled with a ridge stack positioned left of centre, and the east gable from the 16th century is partly made of flint. There is also an 18th-century stepped external stack and a blocked arched window beside it.

The south side features early 17th-century English bond brickwork, which is pierced by various casements and sash windows. In the centre, there is a two-storey gabled porch from the 18th century, and to the west, a two-storey gabled cross wing from the same period.

Inside, there is a rectangular late 16th-century chimney piece on the west wall that has multiple roll mouldings. The spine beam and bridging beam in the western part are chamfered and tongue stopped. The remainder of the interior has been significantly altered.