St Swithin index
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Being partly built of stone, this was one of the very few pubs to survive the Great Fire of London in 1666. The address of this pub was formerly given as 20 Great Bush Lane. **
Bell, 29 Bush Lane, EC4 - in April 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1678/Edwards Mosse/../../../Pubs own records **
1684/Mary Mosse/../../../Pubs own records **
1687/Tobias Pearce/../../../Pubs own records **
1692/William Smithy/../../../Pubs own records **
1693/Lydia Smithy/../../../Pubs own records **
1707/Edward Clark/../../../Pubs own records **
1713/William Mayo/../../../Pubs own records **
1719/John Hill/../../../Pubs own records **
1722/Nathaniel Hawkings/../../../Pubs own records **
1811/George Coggins / Publican/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1826/Thomas Sanders / Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held by Guildhall Library **
1827/Robert Harris, Bell, Bush lane/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1829/John Cannon, Bell, 29 Great Bush lane/../../Robsons Directory
1829/John Cannon / Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held by Guildhall Library **
1831/Robert Wild / Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held by Guildhall Library **
1833-34/Henry Harman, Bell, 29 Bush lane/../../Pigots Directory
1838/Samuel Hierons / Occupier/../../Documents held by the Museum of English Rural Life **
1839/Samuel Hierons/../../../Pigots Directory **
1841/Joseph Ayre/../../../Post Office Directory **
1842/Jno. Hadrell/../../../Robson�s Directory **
Era 19 December 1847 - Transfers
Bell, Bush lane, Richard Grant to Joseph Ellis
1851/Joseph Ellis/../../../Kellys Directory **
1851/Joseph Ellis/Licensed Victualler/50/Bishop Steanton, Devon/Census
1851/Mary A Ellis/Wife/46/Chobham, Surrey/Census
1851/Jane Gutheridge/House Servant/30/Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1851/Charles Cornwell/Pot Man/24/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
February 1861/William Prust / Outgoing Licensee / London City Press **
February 1861/Thomas John Wall / Incoming Licensee / London City Press **
1862/Thomas John Wall/../../../Post Office Directory **
1869/W Glover/../../../Post Office Directory **
1874/W Arthur/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers' Directory **
1879/David John/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/Henry John/Surveyor of Land/38/Glamorgan/Census
1881/Elizabeth John/Wife/31/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Leah John/Daughter/3/Hurne, Surrey/Census
1881/Henry John/Son/2/Hurne, Surrey/Census
1881/Alfred Meakin/Manager/33/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Meakin/Wife/20/London, Middlesex/Census
1882/Henry John/../../../Post Office Directory **
1884/John Stalman/../../../Post Office Directory **
1886/John H Stalman/../../../Business Directory of London **
1888/John Harrison Stalman / Licensed Victualler/../../London Gazette, 14
February 1890 **
1891/Fredk Geo Thomas/../../../Post Office Directory **
1894/Fredk. George Thomas/../../../City of London Directory **
1899/Mrs Ellen Daniel/../../../Post Office Directory **
1906/J H Collings/../../../Morris� Business Directory of London **
1910/Armitt Wallace Brown/../../../Post Office Directory **
1911/Armitt Brown/Potman on Licensed Premises, Widow/67/Islington,
London/Census
1914/Armitt Wallace Brown/../../../Post Office Directory **
1915/Armitt Wallace Brown/../../../Post Office Directory **
1934/Armitt W Brown/../../../Kellys Directory **
1941/Mrs Caroline Ann Lovett/../../../Post Office Directory **
1944/Rt E Snelling/../../../Post Office Directory **
1983/BELL: 29 Bush Lane EC4. Courage. Probably one of the smallest pubs in East London & City./../../Pub Directory
1991/BELL: 29 Bush Lane EC4. Courage./../../Pub Directory
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