Latterly called the Cups, but not the same premises as the other Cups in Trinity Street. This pub closed in 1965 and is now demolished. **
Colchester pub history index
It was in 1701, when King William and Queen Mary sat on the throne, that one Stephen Naggs opened the house under the sign of the 'New White Hart and Three Cups, in opposition to the former White Hart, which stood on either side of Bank Passage, the former courtyard of the inn, on the south side of the street. Its lengthy title was soon changed to the 'Three Cups', and in the course of time it extended its premises on the east side to include the former 'Queens Head', an ancient hostelry known as the Falcon in the days of King Henry VI, and closed about 1760.
A lease dated 1725 mentions the Three Cups in connection with the New White Hart. It is shown in the alehouse recognisances from 1764 through to 1819 and is shown in trade directories from 1784 onwards. In 1872 it was owned by Paris and from 1884 to around 1930, by the New Corn Exchange Co Ltd. After that it was owned by Trust Houses.
In 1819, there appeared an advertisement offering the Three Cups for sale, stating it to be the only principal inn in the town, the White Hart (its former rival) having been recently shut up and converted into private dwellings.
In 1859, the hotel's bus met every train. Pigot's directory stated that the Royal Mail coach left the Cups every night at 12.15 for London, as well as various other coaches such as the Star, the Telegraph, the Wellington, the Independant Blue and the New Times. In that year it was described as a Commercial and Family Hotel and Posting House. ***
The Cups Inn c1880 showing the three cups mounted at high level with the inscription 'Besford Family Hotel.' Showing the old town hall and perhaps the Cups Gin Shop.
Kindly provided by Jess Jephcott from http://www.camulos.com
Colchester, Cups Hotel and Corn Exchange 1892
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Advert from early 20th century
Colchester Cups Hotel with horse and carriage
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Residents at this address
1805-7/William Ralton/../../../Holden's
1822/Robert Skitter/../../../Pigot's*
1823-4/Robert Skitter/../../../Pigot's
1828-9/Robert Skitter/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/Robert Skitter/../../../Pigot's
1839/George Chaplin/../../../Pigot's
1845/George Chaplin/Wine Merchant/../../Post Office
1848/George Chaplin/../../../White's
1851/George Chaplin/Wine & Spirit Merchant & Funeral Carriage
Proprietor/../../Post Office
1851/George Chaplin/innkeeper/44/Rochester, Kent/Census **
1851/Elizabeth Chaplin/wife/42/Dartford, Kent/Census **
1851/George Chaplin/son, scholar/10/Colchester, Essex/Census **
1851/Elizabeth Chaplin/daughter, scholar/07/Colchester, Essex/Census **
1851/William Chaplin/son, scholar/06/Colchester, Essex/Census **
1851/Henry Scrivener/cook/28/London, Middlesex/Census **
1851/Mary Lamprell/barmaid/31/Great Baddow, Essex/Census **
1851/Sarah Blowers/chambermaid/26/Thorpe le Soken, Essex/Census **
1851/Frederick Grundy/waiter/19/Great Baddow, Essex/Census **
1851/Thomas Holland/waiter/26/Great Horkesley, Essex/Census **
1851/James Noble/waiter/20/London, Middlesex/Census **
1851/Charles Wright/waiter/17/Layer, Essex/Census **
1851/Thomas Hall/general servant/23/Hedingham, Essex/Census **
1851/Ellen Phillips/general servant/27/Yoxford, Suffolk/Census **
1851/Clare Howlett/general servant/24/Woolpit, Suffolk/Census **
1851/Elenor Bultitude/general servant/28/Eye, Suffolk/Census **
1851/Jane Cadman/general servant/18/Virley, Essex/Census **
1851/Sarah Kettle/general servant/19/Layer, Essex/Census **
1851/Mary Harbridge/general servant/27/Kirby le Soken, Essex/Census **
1851/Amelia Vince/general servant/20/Great Horkesley, Essex/Census **
1851/Eliza Sutcliffe/general servant/21/Great Bromley, Essex/Census **
1851/David Clark/visitor, commercial traveller/25/Wellington,
Shropshire/Census **
1851/William P Nunn/visitor, commercial traveller/26/Yeldham, Essex/Census
**
1851/Henry Vaughan/visitor, Officer High Court of Chancery/30/Islington,
Middlesex/Census **
1851/James Appleby/visitor, commercial traveller in cutlery/51/Sheffield,
Yorkshire/Census **
1851/Robert Penney/visitor, commercial traveller in
drapery/40/Fordingbridge, Hants/Census **
(Note ‘visitor’ should be ‘lodger’ but the enumerator used the former!)
1852/George Chaplin/../../../Kelly's*
1855/George Chaplin/../../../Kelly's*
1855/George Chaplin / & Wine and Spirit Merchant & Funeral Carriage
Proprietor/../../Post Office Directory **
1856/George Chaplin/../../../Post Office
1861/John W Salter/Hotel Keeper/44/Walton Hall, Norfolk/Census
1861/Ann Salter/Wife/48/Walpole, Norfolk/Census
1861/Elizabeth Salter/Sister/45/Walton Hall, Norfolk/Census
1861/Maria Lowe/BarMaid/35/Harbury, Warwickshire/Census
1861/Sarah A Jones/under BarMaid/19/Liverpool, Lancs./Census
1861/Ellen Phillips/under BarMaid/37/Yoxford, Suffolk/Census
1861/Clara B Howlett/under BarMaid/33/Walpole, Norfolk/Census
1861/Emma Harrington/Hill Room Maid/16/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census
1861/Hannah Melon?/Chamber Maid/41/Whitechapel, Middx/Census
1861/Ellen A Foulger/Needle woman/36/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1861/Mary A Aldridge/House Maid/24/Wivenhoe, Essex/Census
1861/Emily Barnes/House Maid/18/Brightlinsea, Essex/Census
1861/Eliza Barton/House Maid/20/Tendring, Essex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Bantick/Kitchen Maid/20/Wormingford, Suffolk/Census
1861/Mary Barton/Kitchen Maid/19/Hitcham, Suffolk/Census
1861/Elizabeth Southernwood/Kitchen Maid/25/Wivenhoe, Essex/Census
1861/George Butcher/Clerk to Hotel/20/Cambridge, Cambs/Census
1861/Herbert Bennett/Waiter/28/Newport, Isle of Wight/Census
1861/Henry Halls/Porter/18/Colchester, Essex/Census
1861/Charles Halls/Pantry Boy/16/Colchester, Essex/Census
1861/Thomas Burgess/Porter/19/East Mersea, Essex/Census
1861/Walter Webb/Ostler/20/Earls Colne, essex/Census
1862/John Wythe Salter/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's
1867/John Wythe Salter/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Post Office
1870/Mrs. Ann Salter/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's
1871/Mrs. Ann Salter/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Post Office
1871/Ann Salter/Innkeeper & Land Owner/28/Walpole, Norfolk/Census
1871/Caroline Brown/Neice/16/??, Cambridge/Census
1871/Amelia S Gillard/Visitor/28/Newington, Surrey/Census
1871/Maria S Luive/House keeper/38/Harling, Warwick/Census
1871/Thirza E Pike/Servant/26/Roydon, Norfolk/Census
1871/Maria Quinton/Servant/33/Fulham, Middx/Census
1871/Hannah S Wilson/Chambermaid/50/Whitechapel, Middx/Census
1871/Elizabeth Thomas/Servant/20/N Wales/Census
1871/Eliza Kersey/Servant/23/Newton, Suffolk/Census
1871/Jane Sadler/Servant/19/Braintree, Essex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Suthernwood/Kitchen Maid/35/Wivenhoe, Essex/Census
1871/Ellen Donoughu/Servant/21/Ireland/Census
1871/Emma Ellis/Servant/21/Exeter, Devonshire/Census
1871/George Butcher/Clerk/30/Cambridge/Census
1871/Thomas Freeman/Clerk/16/Thorpe, Northampton/Census
1871/Frederick Russel/Servant/20 or 22/Sevenoaks, Kent/Census
1871/Henry Strange/Servant/37/Wakes Colne/Census
1871/Herbert Strange/Servant, porter/21/West Mersea, Essex/Census
1874/Samuel Besford/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's
1878/Samuel Besford/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's
1881/Samuel Besford/Hotelkeeper/49/Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1881/Mary Ann Besford/Wife/48/Dover, Kent/Census
1881/Clarence Besford/Son/9/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sophia Besford/Sister/73/Brandon, Suffolk/Census
1881/Edwin F. Bewster/Visitor/52/White Notley, Essex/Census
1881/Robert F. Vallance/Visitor/24/Bormsish, Nottingham/Census
1881/George Lloyd/Cook/24/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Nevay/Kitchen Maid/32/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/Eliza Coppin/Scullerymaid/19/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/Maria Quinton/Needlewoman/43/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lizzie Pfleger/Barmaid/24/Bow, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Ardley/Stillroom Maid/17/Ardleigh, Essex/Census
1881/Robert Bones/Boots/17/Assington, Suffolk/Census
1881/Robert Hunt/Ostler/19/Mount Bures, Essex/Census
1881/Edward Rolph/Post Boy/30/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Richnell/Housemaid/26/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Myra Smith/Housemaid/21/Braintree, Essex/Census
1881/Jesse Dowsing/Housemaid/18/East Mersea, Essex/Census
1881/George English/Boy/12/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1882/Samuel Besford/../../../Kelly's
1886/Miss. L. E. M. Dale/Manageress/../../Kelly's
1894/Thomas William Brown/Proprietor/../../Kelly's
1895/Thomas William Brown/../../../Kelly's
1898/Charles Woodward/../../../Kelly's
1899/Charles Woodward/../../../Kelly's
1901/George L Hart/Manager Partner of Hotel/55/Chelsea, London/Census
1901/Jane Hart/Wife, Mistress of Hotel/53/Folkestone, Kent/Census
1901/Lillian E Hart/Daughter/22/Folkestone, Kent/Census
1901/Margaret E Hart/Daughter/15/Folkestone, Kent/Census
1901/Gwendoline A B Hart/Niece/13/Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1901/Davina B Watson/Book Keeper/25/Forfarshire Corston, Scotland/Census
1901/Clara Hollick/Barmaid/25/Rugby, Warwickshire/Census
1901/Daisy H Cant/Barmaid/21/West Bergholt, Essex/Census
1901/Robert Clough/Cook/39/Clacton on Sea, Essex/Census
1901/Frederick E Cardy/Hotel Porter/25/Wormingford, Essex/Census
1901/Albert P Kackel/Waiter/24/Silesia, Austria/Census
1901/Harry A Palmer/Waiter/17/Horsham, Sussex/Census
1901/George Doherty/Hotel Porter/25/Brockhurst, Hampshire/Census
1901/Jessie Popps/Housemaid/23/Boxted, Essex/Census
1901/Julia Chaplin/Housemaid/21/Little Bromley, Essex/Census
1901/Edith A Burgess/Housemaid/19/Tendring, Essex/Census
1901/Eleanor K Waller/Kitchenmaid/19/Walton on Naze, Essex/Census
1901/Florence R Waller/Kitchenmaid/19/Upper Kirby, Essex/Census
1901/Catherine E Sycamore/Housemaid/20/Bures, Essex/Census
1901/James H Crossman/Boarder, Brewer & Maltster in Militia/38/Sydenham,
Kent/Census
1901/Joseph Dixon/Boarder, Physician & Surgeon/54/Moresby, Cumberland/Census
1901/Amanda Dixon/Boarder/58/Germany, British Subject/Census
1901/Alice A Meyer/Boarder/14/Haddenham, Cambridgeshire/Census
1902/Edward J. Hart/Proprietor & Jobmaster & Postmaster, Livery Stable
Keeper, Wedding Carriage, Funeral Car Proprietor &c./../../Kelly's
1907/E. J. Hart/Proprietor/../../Benham's
1908/Edward J. Hart/../../../Kelly's
1912/Edward Julians Hart/../../../Kelly's
1914/Edward Julians Hart/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1917/Edward Julians Hart/../../../Kelly's
1925/Stanley R. Forbes/Manager/../../Kelly's
1933/Trust Houses Ltd./../../../Kelly's
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by John Mead
**+ Provided by Stephen Harris
*** Information kindly provided by Jess Jephcott at http://www.camulos.com
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