Many accurate 1921 census transcriptions have already been added to the pub history site, including London, and parts of Middlesex. If you can contribute to the site, send me some details to Kevan, along with some description of the specific property.
Bell Inn, West Smithfield, St Bartholomew EC1A
St Bart pub history index
In the 1842 street directory a Bell is listed in West Smithfield, close to Long lane; The address is also listed as 31 Long Lane in the 1848 directory. *
The Bell Inn is clearly marked as an inn on the 1747 John Rocques plan of London.
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Saint Bartholomew, Central London.
Residents at this address
1750/Susannah Martin/widow/../../Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills and
probate records held at the National Archives *
1788/James Wilson, sen./corn factors, seedsmen and dealers in hops/../../Sun
Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1788/James Wilson, jun./corn factors, seedsmen and dealers in hops/../../Sun
Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1811/John Riddell, Bell Inn, West Smithfield/../../Holdens Directory
1827/William Maides, Bell, West Smithfield/../../Pigots
Directory
1836/Thomas Bayley, Bell Inn, West Smithfield/../../Pigots Directory
1838/Thomas Bayley/innkeeper/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London
Metropolitan Archives *
1841/Thomas Bayley/../../../Post Office Directory *
1841/Thomas Bayley/Publican/40/../Census
1841/Eliza Bayley/../35/../Census
1841/William Eady/Male Servant/30/Middlesex/Census
1841/Mary Coleman/Female Servant/25/../Census
1841/Martha Hewitt/Independant/18/../Census
1841/Daniel Cripps/Male Servant/15/Middlesex/Census
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1842/Thomas Bayley/../../../Robson's Directory *
1848/William Balding/../../../Post Office Directory *
* Provided By Ewan