Bear, West Stockwell Steet & High Street, Colchester

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Bear, West Stockwell Steet & High Street, Colchester

The tavern appears to have been a timber framed building, quite unlike the building that stands there today. According to William Wire in 1842, the building was pulled down for a complete re-build and he commented that Roman remains were found.

It first appears by name in the alehouse records of 1764 although it probably dates from well before that. It is shown in trade directories from 1791, when Thomas Chamberlain is given as inn keeper and then later in 1832 when Wicks was in charge. ***

Residents at this address

1822/Elizabeth Goslin/../../../Pigot's*

1823-4/Elizabeth Goslin/../../../Pigot's

1828-9/Elizabeth Goslin/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/James Wicks/../../../Pigot's

1839/James Wicks/../../../Pigot's

1848/Hannah Hardy/../../../White's


* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900

*** Information kindly provided by Jess Jephcott at http://www.camulos.com

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