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The Bell & Cross was situated on Bromsgrove Road. This pub closed in August 2023.
Source: Movement80
Sad news has just come to light as we edit this edition, the Bell & Cross, Holy Cross, Clent has closed its doors due to rising costs, another victim of the economic crisis. The Bell & Cross is a grade-II listed building and is also noted for several historical features such as the bar and some of its seating which have led to it being listed as a Heritage Pub. However, the current climate has now forced its closure and we hope that a new licensee can be found soon to carry on this pub's history. We wish the outgoing licensee, Joe Tansley, good luck and hope he'll be back on his feet as quickly as possible.
Pints Taken Magazine, Autumn 2023
Reopened in September 2023.
Pete Chadwick (May 2024)
Listed building details:
Public house. Late C18 with mid-C19 and C20 alterations. Materials: painted brick. Plain tiled roofs with end stacks on main range and ridge stacks on rear wings Plan: central entrance, leading to public rooms (2 on left, 1 rear right), and further corridor on right leading to public room at front. Exterior: 2 storeys and attic. 2-bays to main facade with two 4-light casements with cambered heads on each floor. Central entrance has flat canopy on consoles, 6-panelled door and transom light with glazing bars. Attic lights at gable ends. Right return has 2 storeys with sash and casement windows of varying details. Left return has 3-sided bay window. 3 gables to rear and at right angles to main range. Further to rear single storey C19 and C20 extensions. Interior: Internal porch with hatch for off-sales. Red and black quarry tiles in corridor. Public bar with C19 counter with plain panels and consoles. Bar back includes round arched features. Fixed seating with match board panelling behind. Public room at front, the internal walls of which are made up of match board panelling, above doorway and rear panelling clear glazed rectangular panels. Fixed seating. Smoke room at rear on left retains bell pushes. Right-hand rear public room was a private living room until c.1990.
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