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Bell, 136 & 137 Shoreditch High Street, Shoreditch E1

The Bell, Holywell street in 1858 license transfer. The Bell, Church Street in the 1875 license transfer.  At 136 & 137 Shoreditch High Street by 1884

Shoreditch index

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Shoreditch, East London.

Bell, 134 - 135 Shoreditch High Street - in September 2006

Bell, 134 - 135 Shoreditch High Street - in September 2006

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address

1825/Ludwig Lange / Victualler, Wine & Spirit Merchant /../../Sun Fire Office Records, held by Guildhall Library **.

1827/Ludwig Lange, Bell, 134 High street, Shoreditch/../../Pigots Directory

1827/Ludwig Lange/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1829/Lewis Lange, Bell, 134 High street, Shoreditch/../../Robsons Directory

1833-34/Thomas Morant, Bell, 134 Shoreditch/../../Pigots Directory

1836/William Corrs/../../../.. **

1839/William Corss/../../../Pigots Directory

1842/William Biddle/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1842/William Biddle/../../../P.O. Directory **

1843/Francis Tomkins/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1844/John Cooper/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1851/Stephen Walker/../../../Kellys Directory

1852/Bernard Dickinson/../../../Watkins Directory **

1856/George Smith/../../../Post Office Directory

January 1858/Jane Smith/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

January 1858/Joachim Matthes/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

Morning Advertiser 18 January 1859 - Licence transfers :
Bell, Church street, Joachim Matthew to Nathaniel Beazley

1862/George Francis Rumsey/../../../Post Office Directory

July 1865/Nathaniel Beazley/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

July 1865/Robert Ellis/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1869/Robert Ellis/../../../Post Office Directory

1872/R Ellis/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **

January 1875/Robert Ellis/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

January 1875/Henry Frederick Hoole/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

19th August 1876/Henry Frederick Hoole/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

19th August 1876/Harry Carter/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1881/William T Crouch/Licensed Victualler/47/Taunton, Somerset/Census
1881/Mary Crouch/Wife/37/Collompton, Devon/Census
1881/Alfred E Crouch/Son/24/Camnba..., Cornwall/Census
1881/Louisa B Crouch/Daughter/18/Camnba..., Cornwall/Census
1881/Adeline A Crouch/Daughter/14/Camnba..., Cornwall/Census
1881/Julia Giles/Barmaid/24/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Mary Morgan/Cook/40/Tiverton, Somerset/Census
1881/George Thomas/Potman/30/Wales/Census
1881/Thomas H Mep/Barman/16/Blackfriars, Middlesex/Census

1882/William Thomas Crouch/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/Alfred Hollyman/../../../Post Office Directory

1886/W T Crouch/../../../Business Directory of London **

1891/Levy & Garner/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/Symon Jacobs/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Symon Jacobs/../../../Post Office Directory

1906/Symon Jacobs/../../../Morris’ Business Directory of London **

Shoreditch Observer August 1908 - Transfer of Licences:
Bell, Shoreditch High street, Joseph Frederick Hirst to Albin Pink

1910/Albin Pink/../../../Post Office Directory

1913/Albin Pink/../../../Post Office Directory **

1914/Albin Pink/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/Mrs Emma Jarvis/../../../Post Office Directory

1934/Arthur J Cartwright/../../../Kelly's

1938/Alfred I Levy/../../../Post Office Directory


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And Last updated on: Saturday, 15-Apr-2023 13:41:40 BST