The Bell
THE BELL, 2, SILVER STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1256420
- Date first listed:
- 24-Sept-1971
- List Entry Name:
- The Bell
- Statutory Address:
- THE BELL, 2, SILVER STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1256420
- Date first listed:
- 24-Sept-1971
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 08-Oct-1996
- List Entry Name:
- The Bell
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE BELL, 2, SILVER 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, 2, SILVER STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Maldon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Maldon
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 84933 07094
Details
MALDON
TL8407SE SILVER STREET 574-1/6/193 (East side) 24/09/71 No.2 The Bell (Formerly Listed as: SILVER STREET (East side) No.2 Bell House)
GV II
Public house, now house. Early C19 with earlier origins and late C16 rear range. Main frontage block is timber-framed and rendered with Gault brick front and half-hipped plain tile roof with large square stack through front roof slope and stack to rear wall; timber-framed cottage range to east with gabled plain tile roof and render. L-plan complex. EXTERIOR: 2-storey with attic and cellar; 3-window range; one-storey-and-attic rear range. Two C20 segmental roofed dormers behind plain parapet. String band of 2 projecting courses above small-paned sash window with gauged brick flat arch either side of a central blind opening with semicircular brick arch. Ground floor has central entrance with semicircular head and panelled keystone and imposts enclosing semi-circular fanlight with radiating glazing bars; reeded surround and contemporary 6-panel door with 2 top panels glazed. Flight of 3 steps with early C19 wrought-iron handrails with boot scrapers. C19 canted flat-roofed bay windows with unsubdivided sashes either side. Black rendered plinth with cellar light. Elaborate wrought-iron knocker on 1st floor for inn sign. South flank is rendered with square sash window to attic with single central vertical glazing bar. 1st floor has one flush sash window with moulded surround and one vertical glazing bar. Ground floor has large horizontal casement of 8 lights to exposed timber-framing and open pedimented doorcase with triangular-topped fanlight with Gothic glazing. Cottage to rear has gabled plain tile roof with four C20 gabled dormers each with 2-light casements and single horizontal glazing bar. Ground floor has 4 small-paned sashes with margin glazing and one small square window. East facing gable has one C20 small-paned sash. Single-storey slate roofed conservatory lean-to on rear of main block. INTERIOR: main block has shutters on main front and north ground-floor room of main block has C19 public house-type panelling with restored stencil patterns and reused etched
glass from front. Cottage range is late C16 house, now much altered, with main framing and tie beams substantially in situ.
Listing NGR: TL8493307094
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 464952
- 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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