The Bell
THE BELL, BELL HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1243584
- Date first listed:
- 03-Apr-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Bell
- Statutory Address:
- THE BELL, BELL HILL
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1243584
- Date first listed:
- 03-Apr-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Bell
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE BELL, BELL HILL
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, BELL HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Seend
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 94010 60923
Details
SEEND BELL HILL ST 9460 13/259 The Bell II Inn, C18 red brick recasing of earlier, probably timber-framed range, Bridgwater tile roof, east end stack and axial ridge stack. Two storeys and attic. North front has straight joint in line with ridge stack. To left, two first floor cyma-moulded flush mullion windows with brick voussoirs and stone keystone above, ground floor 2-light recessed cyma-moulded mullion window, half- glazed door in raised moulded surround with hood on brackets and large flat-roofed projection with 20-pane front window. Section to right is windowless, with some chequered brick to ground floor. West end has attic 12-pane, first floor 16-pane and ground floor paired 12-pane sashes, all in flush stone surrounds. South-west angle is chamfered with door. Rear is roughcast with eaves hipped dormer. East end has 2-window range of 12-pane sashes, the lower pair with brick heads and stone keystones, all in moulded flush surrounds. A rear wing, hipped at south end has side wall stack with 16-pane sash each side at first floor. Heavy chamfered beam across entrance passage. (E. Bradby, Seend A Wiltshire Village, 1981, 168-70)
Listing NGR: ST9401060923
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 447365
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Bradby, E, Seend a Wiltshire Village, (1981), 168 170
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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