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Latitude: 51.642 / 51°38'31"N
Longitude: -2.6755 / 2°40'31"W
OS Eastings: 353349
OS Northings: 193899
OS Grid: ST533938
Mapcode National: GBR JM.7MPX
Mapcode Global: VH87M.KZXN
Plus Code: 9C3VJ8RF+QQ
Entry Name: Former Bell Hotel
Listing Date: 12 June 1950
Last Amended: 12 November 2002
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 2492
Building Class: Commercial
ID on this website: 300002492
Location: In the lower part of Bank Street opposite the island bank complex, its former carriage entrance forming a gateway to Rifleman's Walk and carpark.
County: Monmouthshire
Town: Chepstow
Community: Chepstow (Cas-gwent)
Community: Chepstow
Built-Up Area: Chepstow
Traditional County: Monmouthshire
Tagged with: Hotel
C18, an inn from at least 1763 until its closure 1972. Was used as a court.
Former hotel, converted to shops and offices. Walls of painted brick in Flemish bond; part felted roof with brick stacks behind parapet. Double-fronted with platbands and cornice; plinth . Four storeys. Four window range of sashes with segmental arched heads in exposed wooden frames: 9-pane to top floor, 12-pane to 2nd floor, 9/6-pane to first floor. Ground floor has two flat-headed canted wooden bay windows, that to left retains its sashes, that to right with plinth has replaced glazing. Central segmental-headed archway leads to rear of premises with panelled double doors (eight sunken panels); doors to shops in return on each side; rear passage doorway has bracketed hood extending from 3 heavy timber beams; the rings are post-hooks on which mail-bags were suspended. Rear elevation is rendered with similar cambered-headed sashes; stepped wings extend on E side.
Interior has staircases at each end. Retains some fireplaces with Adam-style motifs.
Listed as a Georgian former hotel, part of the continuous listed range of lower Bank Street.
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