The Bell Hotel
THE BELL HOTEL, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1069666
- Date first listed:
- 23-Apr-1976
- List Entry Name:
- The Bell Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- THE BELL HOTEL, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1069666
- Date first listed:
- 23-Apr-1976
- List Entry Name:
- The Bell Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE BELL HOTEL, HIGH STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE BELL HOTEL, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Dover (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sandwich
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 33192 58217
Details
1. 5275 HIGH STREET (East Side)
The Bell Hotel TR 3358 1/276
II
2. The Bell Hotel is mainly a late C19 building but the south east corner dates from the early century. The elevation facing the Quay consists of 3 storeys of red brick with upper floor tile hung in alternate courses of scolloped and plain tiles. 3 half-timber gables and iron balcony at 1st floor level. The elevation facing the High Street is like- wise of brick and tile hanging. The main entrance to the hotel is in the south west corner beneath a glazed canopy, Flemish gable over coursed moulded brick cornice which returns into Upper Strand Street with 3 gables and windows set above it with moulded pilasters and entablature. Composite moulded brick pilasters and capitals follow beneath with similar moulded string between same. Iron balcony to 1st floor central window in Upper Strand Street. Windows parts casement and part box sashes throughout. Plain tiled roofs, except where early C19 wing where roofs are slated. Overhanging eaves on pairs of console brackets. Yellow brick, flat arches and box sashes all glazing bars complete, but 2nd floor windows 2 squares each sash. Square section rainwater pipes and square hopper heads in Upper Strand Street elevation.
Listing NGR: TR3319258217
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 177461
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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