Bell House
BELL HOUSE, BRADFORD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1285462
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Bell House
- Statutory Address:
- BELL HOUSE, BRADFORD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1285462
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1960
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 24-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Bell House
- Statutory Address 1:
- BELL HOUSE, BRADFORD ROAD
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:
- BELL HOUSE, BRADFORD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Box
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 83990 67839
Details
ST 86 NW BOX BRADFORD ROAD
Chapel Plaister 2/36 Bell House (formerly listed as Chapel Plaster Cottages)
20 12 60
GV II
Inn, now house, apparently C17 but possibly incorporating a pre- Reformation hostel associated with Chapel Plaister (q.v.). Rubble stone with stone tiled roofs, coped gables and roof hipped at south-west angle. L plan, one and a half to 2 storeys. West front has original range of 2 dormer gables with recessed hollow-moulded 2-light windows and hoodmoulds and similar ground floor window adjoining former door in flush frame. North end stack. L.H.Grimm drawing of 1790 shows 3-light window adjoining door. North end addition, not in 1790 drawing, has north end stack, dormer gable with similar 2-light window and hood and ground floor casement. South front is 2-storey with ridge stack and wallface stack to left. Upper 3-light flush cyma-moulded window and 2-light recessed cyma-moulded window. Ground floor 2-light recessed cyma-moulded window with hood, C20 glazed door with drip over and 2 casement pairs, C19 and C20. East end wall has C19 casements and corner stack. Rear has one upper 2-light flush bead-moulded window and one bead-moulded ground floor 8-pane window. Lean-to addition. Inner segmental arched stone doorway with dripstone. In C18 the Bell Inn was associated with the highwayman, John Poulter, known as Tom Baxter.
Listing NGR: ST8398967840
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 316895
- 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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