The Bell Inn is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1987. Public house. 3 related planning applications.
The Bell Inn
- WRENN ID
- lesser-attic-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 June 1987
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- The Bell Inn, Church Street, Helmdon, NN13 5QJ
- OS grid reference
- SP 588 436
- Coordinates
- 52.08772, -1.14264
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bell Inn is a public house dating from the mid-18th century. It is constructed of coursed squared limestone with a plain tile roof, featuring brick end and ridge stacks on rendered bases. The building has a two-unit plan with a one-unit addition and stands two storeys high with an attic, presenting a four-window range.
A 20th-century gabled porch is located to the left of the centre, overlapping a straight joint. To the right end, there is another 20th-century porch along with a single-storey addition. The windows include a horned sash window to the left of the porch, a six-pane horned sash to the right, and a 16-pane sash window on the first floor to both the right and left. Additionally, there is a two-light casement window in the middle of the first floor and a small two-light window above the porch, all featuring timber lintels. The gables are stone-coped with kneelers.
To the left end, there is a lower two-storey part-brick 19th-century addition. Inside, the building has stop-chamfered spine beams.
Local climate
The Bell Inn sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2005
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- 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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