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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
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
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
** Provided By Stephen Harris