STAPLEHURST BELL LANE TQ 7843 (South side) 5/69 No. 27 (Bell Cottage) II House, formerly cottages, now house. Late C17 or C18 with C19 alterations. Timber framed, weatherboarded. First floor of right gable end tile-hung. Plain tile roof. 3 timber-framed bays, including central stack bay. Built at right-angles to road. 2 storeys and garret. Half-hipped roof. Brick ridge stack towards centre. Irregular fenestration of 3 leaded casements; two 3-light and central 2-light. Ribbed door towards right end of rear lean- to. Interior: exposed framing. Bevelled cross-beams and joists. Plain brick fireplaces with chamfered bressumers. Staggered butt purlin roof with high collars. Listing NGR: TQ7828543055