Description

BELL YARD
TQ 3181 SW
(east side)
1900-/61/10042 Former nos. 14 and 15
(now part of no. 16)
GV II
Offices, c. 1878, probably by William Elsdon. Stone facade to brick building; rectangular plan, three bays
wide and two rooms deep; five storeys with slate roof Ground floor has complete timber shop frontof
two lightseither side fo central modern door (now numbered no.16 and serving adjacent premises also),
with iron lozenge panes. First floor has single central window under pediment, whilst those either side
have consoles and are made tripartite by the insertion of iron columns; all have enriched foliate capitals
on stone columns. This pattern of fenestration is repeated on the second floor but with console brackets
instead of an order, while the third-floor fenestration is unadorned under projecting eaves cornice. Attic
storey with simpler cornice above.
Interior retains original lift in iron cage at centre ofstairwell. Ground floor has egg and dart cornices to
principal spaces and lift lobby.

Listing NGR: TQ3111381196

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q27082347

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990