Former Bell Hotel

The Former Bell Hotel is a building that has been converted into shops and offices. It features walls made of painted brick arranged in Flemish bond and has a partially felted roof with brick stacks located behind a parapet. The building is double-fronted and consists of four storeys, with a plinth, platbands, and a cornice.

The façade includes a four-window range of sash windows with segmental arched heads in exposed wooden frames. The top floor has 9-pane windows, the second floor has 12-pane windows, and the first floor features 9/6-pane windows. On the ground floor, there are two flat-headed canted wooden bay windows; the left bay retains its original sashes, while the right bay, which has a plinth, has had its glazing replaced.

A central segmental-headed archway provides access to the rear of the premises, featuring panelled double doors with eight sunken panels. There are shop doors on each side of the archway, and the rear passage doorway is topped with a bracketed hood that extends from three heavy timber beams. The rings on these beams are post-hooks that were used to suspend mail-bags. The rear elevation is rendered and has similar cambered-headed sash windows, with stepped wings extending on the east side.

Inside, the building has staircases at each end and retains some fireplaces that feature Adam-style motifs.