The Old Bell, Henley on Thames

The Old Bell
The Old Bell
Former names La Campana, The Bell Bar and Lounge, The Duke of Cumberland.
Alternative names Old Bell
General information
Type Pub
Architectural style Medieval vernacular
Address 20 Bell Street
Town or city Henley-on-Thames
Country England
Coordinates 51°32′19″N 0°54′16″W / 51.53854°N 0.904551°W / 51.53854; -0.904551
Landlord Nuno Rosado & Ondine Carrington
Technical details
Material

timber frame

Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name The Old Bell
Designated 28 October 1974
Reference no. 1369482
Website
brakspear.co.uk/pub-finder/old-bell/

The Old Bell is a pub in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. It was built in 1325 and is the oldest building in Henley. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

History

The building has a timber frame, with a crown post which dendrochronology has dated to 1325.[2][3] It was built probably as a wing of a large town house.[1]

In the 1760s it was converted into a pub called The Duke of Cumberland.

It is currently controlled by Brakspear Brewery.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "The Old Bell  (Grade II*) (1369482)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. Townley, Simon C, ed. (2011). A History of the County of Oxford. Victoria County History. 16: Binfield Hundred (Part One): Henley-on-Thames and Environs. Woodbridge: Boydell and Brewer. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-90435-638-7.
  3. "Town's oldest house discovered". Henley Standard. 6 August 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  4. "Old Bell". Brakspear Brewery. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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