Description

SU 24 NE FYFIELD FYFIELD

3/4 Bell House

II

Former school with house attached, now one dwelling. Said to be 1790, but
VCH states that the school was founded 1818. Brick and tile. The house part
is 2 storeys, 1 window, with a C20 outshot at the east side. Ripped roof:
walls of Flemish bond, cambered openings, plinth. Casements. French door
beneath a C20 canopy on wrought-iron brackets. The school part is attached
to the house on its west side and an upper floor has been inserted into the
former hall: 1 storey and attic, 2 windows. Hipped roof, flat-roofed dormers:
the north wall shows the removal of large windows and insertion of lower
windows, casements; the west end has the original central doorway. At the top
of the hip is a small wood-framed bell-cote, with abell, resting on a leaded
base, and with a shingled pitched roof.

Listing NGR: SP3005449460

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26386233

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)