Description

RICKINGHALL INFERIOR THE STREET (NORTH WEST
TM 0475
SIDE)
6/127 Astley House (formerly
15.11.54 listed as Bell Inn and
Police Station)
GV
II
House, latterly part of The Bell Hotel (q.v.) and a police station. C16
origins, raised, refronted and extended early C18, altered C19. Timber frame,
plastered with a colourwashed red brick front. Steeply pitched plaintiled
roofs. Original plan is obscure, 3 bay front with later additions to rear. 2
storeys. Steps up to a recessed, part raised fielded 6 panelled door,
traceried fanlight, reeded doorcase with lozenges in frieze, projecting hood.
Moulded flush frame 16 pane sashes, that to centre on first floor blocked or a
dummy. Offset plinth, dentilled brick eaves. Left end stack adjoins The Bell
Hotel. To rear left a 2 storey added bay with a pyramidal roof. To rear
right a 1 storey bay links to an C18 brewhouse outbuilding with a central
ridge stack. Interior: fragments of C16 framing, close studding with mid-
rail, stop chamfered axial binding beam.

Listing NGR: TM0467875766

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26317903

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas