Description

LUDFORD

SO5174 The Old Bell
825-1/1/67
12/11/54

GV II*

House. c1614 (carved on porch). Timber-frame and plaster; old
plain tiles, with gable to right. 4-bay plan. 2-storeys, attic
and cellar; 3-window range: mullion and transom windows with
leaded lights and casements; 2-light casement in gable;
chevron braced panels. Hipped gable-dormer with 3-light
casement. Central studded plank door in moulded case with
leaded overlight under moulded lintel; timber porch with
turned posts and balusters; flanked by mullion and transom
windows with leaded lights and casements, under moulded
bressummer. Right returned side: massive rubble stack base;
2-light casement, and canted bay, with mullion and transom
leaded casements, to ground and 1st floors. Single storey wing
to rear of brick and rubble; 2 brick stacks; mullion and
transom casements; plank door; outshut; hipped roof dormer
with 2-light leaded casement. INTERIOR: C17 wall paintings;
C17 and C18 panelling and doors; stone fireplaces; plaster
ceilings; much exposed timber-framing. Restored by Staleybrass
c1910?
(Country Life: Stallybrass, D.: The Old Bell House, Ludford:
P. 84).

Listing NGR: SO5134074166

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17541913

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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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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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)