The Bell Inn PH

The Bell Inn is a public house dating back to the 18th century, with what appears to be a later raising of the upper floor. It is constructed of random red sandstone and conglomerate rubble with some freestone blocks, and has roofs covered in Welsh slate. The building runs parallel to the street, with the ground level sloping from left to right. It is two storeys high with attics, and divided into two blocks, which possibly have different builds; the left block rises higher than the right. The left block has two windows on each floor, with a door sheltered by a tented hood situated to the right, adjoining the other block. All windows are 20th-century timber casements; those on the ground floor have 4 panes over 4, while those above have 3 panes over 2. The doorway is located within a lobby entry and against a ridge stack, which might serve only the upper rooms, with the door leading into a cross passage. The upper floor’s height suggests an 18th-century raising, and the steeply pitched roof with end stacks likely dates to the same period. The stacks are rendered, with the stack where the two blocks join showing signs of weathering. The ground floor of the left-hand block is partially hidden by later lean-to additions. One first-floor window is a 2 x 2 pane casement, and the upper gable has been rebuilt. The rear elevation is obscured by a later kitchen lean-to. The right-hand section has two windows to the right of a large lateral stack. On the ground floor, the left window is a 4 + 4 pane casement, and the right is a 3-light window with three panes in each light. Above are a 4 x 2 pane casement and a 4 + 4 pane casement to the left and right respectively. The stack on the right-hand section was likely rebuilt in the 20th century, possibly in two stages. The roof is steeply pitched, with a small stack to the right-hand gable, which appears to have been rebuilt; the gable wall itself is plain. Modern extensions have altered the rear elevation. The building has group value.