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The Bell existed from at least 1808. Originally, the Bell was at 5 Bell Yard, and the White Hart at 6 Bell Yard at least until 1861, with St Michaels Alley intersecting between the two pubs.
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1808/John Lenox/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1811/John Lenox, the Bell, Bell yard, Gracechurch street/../../Holdens Directory
1827/Charles Lennox, Bell, Bell yard, Gracechurch street/../../Pigots Directory
1829/Charles Lennox, Bell, 5 Bell yard, Gracechurch street/../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/Charles Lenox,
Bell, 4 & 5 Bell yard, Gracechurch street/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Harvey Ruff/../../../Pigots Directory
1842/Harvey Ruff/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1848/Harvey Ruff/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Harvey Ruff/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Harvey Ruff/Victualler/62/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1851/Ann Ruff/Wife/50/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1851/James Barrons/General Servant/18/Middlesex/Census
May 1852/Harvey Ruff/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1852/John Pearce/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/John Pearce/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/John Pearce/Victualler/42/Chippenham, Wiltshire/Census
1861/Caroline Pearce/Wife/35/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1861/Thomas Pearce/Son/9/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1861/John Pearce/Son/7/London City/Census
1861/Edward Pearce/Son/5/London City/Census
1861/Caroline Pearce/Daughter/4 months/London City/Census
1861/James Pourd/Brother in Law, Carpenter/25/Chippenham,
Wiltshire/Census
1861/Elizabeth Dean/Cook/26/Montgomeryshire/Census
1861/Maria Cath Dorrington/Servant/43/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1861/Charles Newman/Pot Boy/19/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1862/John Pearce/../../../Post Office Directory
1869/John Pearce/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Jane Wall/Housekeeper/35/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1871/Mary A Barnett/Barmaid/28/Regents Park/Census
1871/Letitia Wheeler/Barmaid/21/Spitalfields/Census
1871/Eliza Styles/Cook/25/Reading, Berkshire/Census
1871/William Taylor/Potman/28/Great Yarmouth/Census
1874/C Wall/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers'
Directory **
1881/Geo Phillips/Tavern Keeper/24/City of London/Census
1881/A M Coates/Housekeeper/27/Hollingbourne, kent/Census
1881/Hannah Turnball/Housemaid/28/St Pauls, Deptford/Census
1881/Elizabeth Appleton/Barmaid/22/Preston, Lancashire/Census
1882/Alfred Abrahams/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/Alfred Abrahams/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Richard J Moore/../../../Business Directory of London **
1895/Richard James Moore/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Richard James Moore/../../../Post Office Directory
1906/Richard J Moore/../../../Morris’ Business Directory of London **
1910/Richard James Moore/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Richard James Moore/Licensed Victualler/67/Bloomsbury,
London/Census
1911/Cora Nellie Moore/Daughter, Vocalist/29/Bloomsbury, London/Census
1911/Ethel Emily Smith/Barmaid/27/Stoke Newington, London/Census
1911/Eva Flood/Barmaid/29/Bloomsbury, London/Census
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