Eight Bells, Church Street, Hackney

Hackney pub history Index

The address is the Eight Bells, Mare Street by the 1870 license transfer. The address was at 347 Mare Street by 1874, following street renaming, until rebuilding. The Eight Bells license is transferred to the Railway Tavern by the 1881 census

Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Eight Bells, Church Street, Hackney - licensee J & J Clark circa 1869

Eight Bells, Church Street, Hackney - licensee J & J Clark circa 1869

Kindly provided by John Carnaby

Eight Bells, Mare Street, Hackney - in 1873 (later the Railway Tavern)

Eight Bells, Mare Street, Hackney - in 1873 (later the Railway Tavern)

Kindly provided by Colleen

Residents at this address.

1805/G Preston, the Eight Bells, Church street, Hackney/../../Holdens Directory

1809/George Preston, Eight Bells, Church street, Hackney/../../Holdens Directory

1823-24/W Blenkhorne, Eight Bells, Church  Street/../../Pigot's Directory

1826/Thomas Johns/../../../Pigot's Directory

1832/William Hastings/../../../Robsons Directory

1833-34/William Hastings/../../../Pigots Directory

1836/Thomas Simcock, Eight Bells, Church street/../../Pigot's Directory

1839/Thomas Simcock/../../../Pigots Directory

1841/Thomas Simcock/Publican/30/../Census
1841/Catharine Simcock/../30/../Census
1841/Marian Simcock/../6/Middlesex/Census
1841/Frances Simcock/../4/Middlesex/Census
1841/Charles Drydon/../12/../Census
1841/Thomas Potter/Male Servant/12/Middlesex/Census

1848/Thomas Simcock/../../../Post Office Directory

1851/James Vickress/../../../Kellys Directory

1852/James Vickress/../../../Watkins Directory **

1856/James Vickress/../../../Post Office Directory

18 April 1861 The Will of James Vickress late of the "Eight Bells" Hackney deceased who died 31 March 1861 at the "Eight Bells" aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oaths of George Benjamin Vickress of the "Rodney" Bridge road Lambeth in the County of Surrey Licensed Victualler the Nephew and William Laws of Church street Hackney aforesaid Draper the Executors. Effects under �3000.

July 1861/George Benjamin Vickress and William Laws, executors of James Vickress/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

July 1861/Charles Fiddes/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

September 1864/Charles Fiddes/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

Sarah Hollyman had been the licensee at the Dolphin, Long alley prior to this for fourteen years, and also a brief licensing at the Greyhound, Henrietta Street.

September 1864/Sarah Hollyman/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

May 1869/Sarah Hollyman/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

July 1869/Richard Hollyman/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association

May 1869/Joseph Clark/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

November 1870/Joseph Clark and John Clark/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

November 1870/Francis Henry Harrington/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1871/Francis Henry Harrington/Publican/30/Holloway, Middlesex/Census
1871/Maria Jane Harrington/Wife/22/Holloway, Middlesex/Census
1871/Frank Sidney Harrington/Son/3 months/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emily Howard/Wifes Mother, Widow/45/Leicestershire/Census
1871/Frederick Thomas Howard/Wifes Brother, Butcher, out of employ/25/Holloway, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Dye/Barman/37/Cambridge/Census
1871/Emily Wardroper/Servant/18/Northampton/Census
1871/Emily Nicholson/Nursemaid/17/St Neots, Huntingdonshire/Census

1872/F H Warrington/../../../Brabner�s Hackney Directory **

August 1873/Francis H Harrington/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

August 1873/George Turner/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

1874/William James Turner/../../../Post Office Directory *

August 1878/Eliza Sarah Envill/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

August 1878/Charles Powell/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

10th January 1880/Thomas Pugh/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

10th January 1880/Thomas William Hynas/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +


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* Provided By Ewan

** Provided By Stephen Harris

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