Description

MEARE CP ST. MARY'S ROAD (North side)
ST44SE

3/55 The Old Ring O'Bells Inn with
wall and pier
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GV II

(Incorrectly marked on O.S. map as Ferlingmere House). Monastic dwelling, subsequently a rectory, then an inn, now a
house. Postulated medieval establishment, rebuilt C17, external features renewed C20. Roughcast, double Roman tile
roof, coped verges, 3 brick ridge stacks. Two storeys, 3 bays, 2 and 3-light stone mullioned windows, weathered string
over right 2 openings to ground floor, small oval opening in a dressed stone surround. Door opening between first and
second bays in a moulded stone surround with a 4-centred head, stopped label, reproduction ribbed door. Two bay outshut
to left is not of special interest. Coursed and squared lias rubble wall at right-angles to right of frontage, dressed
coping, rusticated ashlar gate pier at roadside with moulded capping. Included primarily for group value with the
Church of St. Mary which is adjacent; some historical interest.

Listing NGR: ST4552341672

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26628732

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)