The Bell and Castle public house, Horsley

The Bell and Castle public house, Horsley is a castle, fort or tower in Stroud, England. Perhaps the castle words describe a shape rather than a rank, a room with a tall chamber or a gate that closed like a fist. Maybe drinkers still use the bell part to call one another across a noisy room. Imagine the place as a small tower of warmth, where the castle idea serves the people inside instead of commanding them from outside.