Hackney pub history Index
The address is the Eight Bells, Mare Street by the 1870 license transfer. The address was at 347 Mare Street by 1874, following street renaming, until rebuilding. The Eight Bells license is transferred to the Railway Tavern by the 1881 census
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Eight Bells, Church Street, Hackney - licensee J & J Clark circa 1869
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
Eight Bells, Mare Street, Hackney - in 1873 (later the Railway Tavern)
Kindly provided by Colleen
Residents at this address.
1805/G Preston, the Eight Bells, Church street, Hackney/../../Holdens Directory
1809/George Preston, Eight Bells, Church street, Hackney/../../Holdens Directory
1823-24/W Blenkhorne, Eight Bells, Church Street/../../Pigot's Directory
1826/Thomas Johns/../../../Pigot's Directory
1832/William Hastings/../../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/William Hastings/../../../Pigots Directory
1836/Thomas Simcock, Eight Bells, Church street/../../Pigot's Directory
1839/Thomas Simcock/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Thomas Simcock/Publican/30/../Census
1841/Catharine Simcock/../30/../Census
1841/Marian Simcock/../6/Middlesex/Census
1841/Frances Simcock/../4/Middlesex/Census
1841/Charles Drydon/../12/../Census
1841/Thomas Potter/Male Servant/12/Middlesex/Census
1848/Thomas Simcock/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/James Vickress/../../../Kellys Directory
1852/James Vickress/../../../Watkins Directory **
1856/James Vickress/../../../Post Office Directory
18 April 1861 The Will of James Vickress late of the "Eight Bells" Hackney
deceased who died 31 March 1861 at the "Eight Bells" aforesaid was proved at
the Principal Registry by the oaths of George Benjamin Vickress of the "Rodney"
Bridge road Lambeth in the County of Surrey Licensed Victualler the Nephew
and William Laws of Church street Hackney aforesaid Draper the Executors.
Effects under �3000.
July 1861/George Benjamin Vickress and William Laws, executors of James
Vickress/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1861/Charles Fiddes/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
September 1864/Charles Fiddes/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
Sarah Hollyman had been the licensee at the
Dolphin, Long alley prior to this
for fourteen years, and also a brief licensing at the
Greyhound,
Henrietta Street.
September 1864/Sarah Hollyman/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
May 1869/Sarah Hollyman/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1869/Richard Hollyman/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
May 1869/Joseph Clark/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
November 1870/Joseph Clark and John Clark/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1870/Francis Henry Harrington/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/Francis Henry Harrington/Publican/30/Holloway, Middlesex/Census
1871/Maria Jane Harrington/Wife/22/Holloway, Middlesex/Census
1871/Frank Sidney Harrington/Son/3 months/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emily Howard/Wifes Mother, Widow/45/Leicestershire/Census
1871/Frederick Thomas Howard/Wifes Brother, Butcher, out of
employ/25/Holloway, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Dye/Barman/37/Cambridge/Census
1871/Emily Wardroper/Servant/18/Northampton/Census
1871/Emily Nicholson/Nursemaid/17/St Neots, Huntingdonshire/Census
1872/F H Warrington/../../../Brabner�s Hackney Directory **
August 1873/Francis H Harrington/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer
August 1873/George Turner/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1874/William James Turner/../../../Post Office Directory *
August 1878/Eliza Sarah Envill/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1878/Charles Powell/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
10th January 1880/Thomas Pugh/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
10th January 1880/Thomas William Hynas/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris
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