Bell & Sun, 6 West Street, Ware,  Hertfordshire

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This ancient pub has had many names, including Hatblock, Maidenhead, Charing Cross, Angel, Vine until being renamed Bell & Sun in around 1750. It seems to have been renamed Bell & Swan from 1894 to 1908 at least.
It survives as a pub, but has been incorporated into the next door Old Punch House (more about that one later) and no longer has its own licence. The 1881 census lists this as the Bell Inn, Market Place. **

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Bell & Sun, 6 West Street, Ware - in June 2009

Bell & Sun, 6 West Street, Ware - in June 2009

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Residents at this address

1669: William Crosse / Licensee/../../per. Hertfordshire Inns by W Branch Johnson **

1847/William Bland/../../../Post Office Directory

1855/William Bland/../../../P.O. Directory **

1861/William Bland/Victualler/46/Ware, Hertfordshire/Census

1866/W Bland/../../../Post Office Directory

1870/John Cox/../../../P.O. Directory **

1871/John Cox/Barge Owner employing one man/53/Tottenham, Middlesex/Census
1871/Esther Cox/Wife/50/Buntingford, Herts/Census
1871/Eliza Cox/Daughter, Dressmaker/17/Ware, Herts/Census

1874/John Cox/../../../P.O. Directory **

1881/Andrew Cotton/Carpenter and Publican/25/Ware, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Eliza Cotton/Wife/27/Ware, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Harry Cotton/Son/7/Ware, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Emily Cotton/Daughter/6/Ware, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Alice Rose Cotton/Daughter/4/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charles John Cotton/Son/2/Ware, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Lizzie Cotton/Daughter/3 months/Ware, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Esther Cox/Mother in Law, Skippers Widow/60/Buntingford, Hertfordshire/Census

1882/Thomas Newell/../../../Post Office Directory

1886/Henry Burton/../../../Post Office Directory

August 1887/Richard Lloyd/outgoing license/../../Hertford Mercury & Reformer

August 1887/William Cox/incoming license/../../Hertford Mercury & Reformer

1890/Edward Johnson/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Mary L Johnson/Wife, Barmaid/42/Ware, Herts/Census
1891/Mabel Johnson/Daughter/14/London/Census
1891/Edward Johnson/Son/13/London/Census
1891/Nathaniel Johnson/Son/7/London/Census

1894/Frederick Cummings/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1895/Frederick Cummings/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Albert Impey/../../../Kelly’s Hertfordshire Directory **

1901/Albert Impey/Licensed Victualler/40/Whipsnade, Bedfordshire/Census
1901/Clara Mary Impey/Wife/39/Clerkenwell, London/Census
1901/Clara Alice Impey/Daughter/8/Harrow Weald, Middlesex/Census
1901/Alberta Helena Impey/Daughter/6/Ware, Hertfordshire/Census
1901/Beatice Jesse Impey/Daughter/4/Ware, Hertfordshire/Census
1901/Clara Perry/Wifes Mother, Assistant, Widow/59/Clerkenwell, London/Census
1901/Alice Hatcher/Visitor/40/Benenden, Kent/Census

1902/Arthur Impey/../../../Post Office Directory

1908/Albert Impey/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Hertfordshire **

1912/Fredk Thos Down/../../../Post Office Directory

1914/Fredk Thos Down/../../../Post Office Directory

1922/Charles Edward Wassell/../../../Post Office Directory

1926/George Harris/../../../Post Office Directory

1929/George Harris/../../../Post Office Directory

1933/George Harris/../../../Post Office Directory

1937/George Harris/../../../Post Office Directory

1939/Geo. Harris/../../../Kelly’s Directory **


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