Bell Hotel, Driffield
The Bell Hotel is a historic building in Driffield, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England.
The building operated as an inn and shop in the 18th century, and from 1772 housed the town's first post office.[1] It was rebuilt in the early 19th century as a hotel.[2] It also operated as a corn exchange until a purpose-built structure opened in 1841. From 1975 until 2025, it was owned by George and Rita Riggs,[3][4] then in 2026 it was purchased by Clear Summer Hospitality.[5] It has 22 bedrooms, a bar and restaurant, and leisure facilities.[3] The building was grade II listed in 1985.[2]
The hotel is built of rendered and colourwashed brick with stone dressings, sill bands, a moulded eaves cornice and a slate roof. It has two storeys and is four bays wide. The third bay is recessed, and contains a Doric porch with twin detached columns and flanking pilasters. The windows are sashes with architraves. Above the porch is a decorative wrought iron screen incorporating a bunch of grapes and vine leaves, and a suspended bell. Inside, the original staircase survives.[2][6]
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References
- ↑ Ross, Frederick (1899). Contributions towards a history of Driffield and the surrounding wolds district. T. Holderness.
- 1 2 3 Historic England. "Bell Hotel, Driffield (1346632)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- 1 2 "18th Century Yorkshire hotel up for sale for £1m". BDaily. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- ↑ Madden, Richard; Rolfe, Crispin (6 February 2025). "Hotel to close after owners announce retirement". BBC News. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- ↑ "New owners say Driffield's Bell Hotel will re-open after refurb". Great Driffield Radio. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Neave, David (1995) [1972]. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding. The Buildings of England (2 ed.). New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09593-7.