Description

WALTHAM ST LAWRENCE THE STREET
SU 8276-8376 (east side)

20/6 Bell Inn
25.3.55
G.V. II*

Inn, now public house. c1400, altered late C16. Timber frame, part painted
brick and part painted render infill; old tile gabled roof. Wealden plan with
one framed bay hall and two, 2-framed bay cross wings. The left hand wing
contains the cross passage. 2 storeys and cellar. Chimney on right gable end.
Leaded casement windows, some probably early C18. Road (west) front:
symmetrical. Centre section recessed with coved eaves and large braces to front
wall plate; jettied cross wings underbuilt in brick. Centre section has a
3-light window on first floor within coved eaves, and C19 square bay window on
ground floor. Left-hand wing has a 2-light window on first floor and a 3-light
window on ground floor with bottom-hinged folding shutter. On the right is a
4-centred arched door to the cross passage with old plank door. 3 large, plain
jetty brackets. Right hand wing has a 2-light window on first floor, and a
3-light window on ground floor with similar shutter; and a 4-centred arched
door with chamfered frame and a C20 plank door. 3 large jetty brackets. South
gable has some replacement timbers. North gable adjoins Bell Cottage listed
separately (20/5). Interior: fine timber frame exposed with heavy section
timbers. Cross passage has two, 4-centred arched openings to former service
wing which is now in part a cellar. Chamfered joists with chamfers and plain
stops inserted probably C16, within former hall. C17 panelling in ground floor
of right hand wing, which also contains a window with diamond mullions and
transoms, moulded on the inside. Behind the C19 bay window in the centre is
another older window with a shutter groove. Redundant crown post roof, with
side purlins and wind braces, and smoke-blackened timbers over former hall. All
the posts have large jowls and there are large tension braces on the first
floor.

V.C.H., Vol.III, p.179, B.O.E.(Berkshire), p.251.

Listing NGR: SU8296876910

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17546952

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990