Building record 2881/9/1 - Blue Bell Public House, High Street

A public house that was built in the 17th century with alterations during the 18th and 19th centuries. The public house is situated on the northern side of the High Street and is constructed of coursed limestone, banded with ironstone and some ashlar dressings. The roof on the road front is double pitched with two large cross gables. The roof to the rear is mansard style with hipped roof dormers. The fenestration is a mixture of stone mullioned windows and casements.

{1} Public house. C17, C18 and C19. Squared coursed limestone, part banded with ironstone, with ashlar dressings. Originally 3-unit plan, now irregular T-shape. Single storey with attics and part 2-storey. 2-window range, to centre, is of earliest origin. C19 casement, to left, under wood lintel, and canted bay window, with slate roof, to right. Gabled eaves dormers, to right, also has C19 casement window. 3-window range, to right, has higher eaves level and is probably late C18/early C19. Squared c ursed limestone banded with ironstone. C19 casement windows under wood lintels. Mansard roof with 2, hipped, roof dormers with casement windows. C19 range, attached to left, is T shaped and abuts High Street. Elevation to High Street is a 3-window range of 2-, 3- and 4-light C19 stone mullion windows. Gable to left and gablet to right. Stone stacks at ridge, ends and apex of gable. Rear elevation has a C19 stair projection with a tall stone mullion window. Entrance is at rear. Interior: ground floor room in centre range has remains of open fireplace with bressumer, ceiling beams and C18 panelled cupboard door.

{4} Undated photo and photo dated June 1984;

{6} The site of a public house that was built in the 17th century with alterations during the 18th and 19th centuries. The public house is constructed of coursed limestone, banded with ironstone and some ashlar dressings. The roof on the road front is double pitched with two large cross gables. The roof to the rear is mansard style with hipped roof dormers. The fenestration is a mixture of stone mullioned windows and casements.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 11/56 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G12 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1984, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.57 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77384.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Easton On The Hill (Photographs). SNN111661.

<5> 1820, Easton on the Hill Inclosure Map 15 (NRO Map 2895; BEO M399), (unchecked) (Map). SNN102482.

<6> Historic England, Building File (Uncertain). SNN71057.

<7> Historic England, Undated, THE BLUE BELL, EASTON ON THE HILL, BF084058 (Archive). SNN114001.

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Sep 5 2022 3:46PM