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Listed Building record MDR6050 - Blue Bell Inn, Station Road, North Wingfield

Type and Period (1)

  • (Medieval to 21st Century - 1400 AD? to 2050 AD)

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Blue Bell Inn, Station Road, North Wingfield, a 15th century building. 'The Blue Bell Inn was formerly a Chantry House and is situated on the south side of the church. One end has an exposed Gothic archway and a buttress with two offsets. A chantry was founded here in 1488.' (1) Public House on the site of a chantry house established in 1488. A Gothic archway and a buttress with two offsets were exposed in one end, but these were demolished in 1960. Nothing now remains of the structure above ground, though the cellars are bricked up. (2, 3) From the National Heritage List for England: 'SK 46 SW PARISH OF NORTH WINGFIELD STATION ROAD 4/26 (West Side) 25.10.51 Blue Bell Inn GV II Public house. C15, substantially restored and altered in C19 and C20. Coursed squared sandstone of large blocks. Welsh slate roof with C20 stone gable end stacks. Two storeys, L-plan with C20 single storey brick additions. North elevation with a pointed gothic arch, the arch dieing into the imposts. C20 glazed door and window set in. Buttress at the north west corner with two slight chamfers. West elevation with four windows to the ground floor, the right hand one with jambs and lintel. Chamfered stringcourse above and one window with jambs and lintel above. Similar fenestration to the south elevation, all with wooden casements. A chantry was founded in 1488. Listing NGR: SK4047164521.' (4)

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Pevsner, N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. 2nd ed., revised. 292.
  • <2> Index: NDAT. 1603. 1603.
  • <3> Index: NDAT. 3753. 3753.
  • <4> Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1335464?section=official-list-entry.

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Location

Grid reference SK 40471 64521 (point)
Civil Parish NORTH WINGFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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May 19 2026 12:19PM

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