Destroyed by fire in 1999, reopened 4th February 2002
The Bell, Thorpe Le Soken and Thorpe High Street
Kindly provided by Colleen
Kindly donated by Colleen
Residents at this address.
1769/John Lingwood/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances
The licensee in 1776 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John Lingwood, at the Bell, Thorpe.
1839/William Bagley/../../../Pigots
1840/William Bagley/../../../Pigots*
1845/William Bagley/../../../Post Office
1848/Robert White/Victualler/../../Whites
1851/James Bush/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office
1851/James Bush/innkeeper/31/St Osyth, Essex/Census **
1851/Sarah Bush/wife/31/Tendring, Essex/Census **
1851/Triphena Bush/daughter/03/Dedham, Essex/Census **
1851/Sarah Bush/daughter/01/St Osyth, Essex/Census **
1851/Eliza Barker/house servant/15/Thorpe le Soken, Essex/Census **
1851/John Tye/house servant/25/Thorpe le Soken, Essex/Census **
1851/George Day/visitor, dealer/18/Thorpe le Soken, Essex/Census **
1851/George Cole/visitor, ag lab/40/Thorpe le Soken, Essex/Census **
1851/William Pitcher/visitor, teacher/55/Walton on Naze, Essex/Census **
Note: Premises not named in 1851
1855/J. Bush/../../../Kellys*
1862/William Corner/../../../Kellys
1867/William Corner/Coal Merchant/../../Post Office
1870/William Corner/Corn Merchant/../../Kellys
1871/William Corner/Corn Merchant/../../Post Office
1874/Mrs. Mary Ann Scott/../../../Kellys
1878/Mrs. Mary Ann Scott/../../../Kellys
1881/Mary Ann Scott/Innkeeper/55/Great Oakley, Essex/Census
1881/Samuel Marshall/Ostler/46/Thorp, Essex/Census
1881/George Frosdick/Boots/26/Beaumont, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Potter/Servant/16/Thorp, Essex/Census
1881/Maurice Goodchild/Lodger, Labourer/26/Thorp, Essex/Census
1881/George Joice/Lodger, Labourer/26/Little Bromley, Essex/Census
1881/Joseph Bowles/Lodger, Labourer/64/Thorp, Essex/Census
1881/John Mills/Lodger, Labourer/62/Kirby, Essex/Census
Note: Premises not named in 1881
1882/Mrs. Mary Ann Scott/../../../Kellys
1886/Mrs. Susannah Dancey/../../../Kellys
1890/Mrs. Susannah Dancey/../../../Kellys
1891/Susannah Dancey/Innkeeper/54/Great Oakley, Essex/Census
1891/William C. Dancey/Son, Innkeeper/35/Great Oakley, Essex/Census
1891/Frank Woodyer/Groom/26/Great Bentley, Essex/Census
1891/Emily Cash/Servant/26/Great Oakley, Essex/Census
1891/Samuel Edwards/Lodger, Gardener/58/Dedham, Essex/Census
1894/Mrs. Susannah Dancey/../../../Kellys
1895/Mrs. Susannah Dancey/../../../Kellys
1898/Mrs. Susannah Dancey/../../../Kellys
1899/Mrs. Susannah Dancey/../../../Kellys
1902/Mrs. Susannah Dancey/../../../Kellys
1906/Charles James Wright/../../../Kellys
1908/George James/../../../Kellys
1910/George James/../../../Kellys
1912/George James/../../../Kellys
1914/George James/../../../Kellys
1917/George James/../../../Kellys
1922/George James/../../../Kellys
1925/George James/../../../Kellys
1929/George James/../../../Kellys
1933/George James/../../../Kellys
1937/George James/../../../Kellys
February 2002/Carol Rogers/Landlady/../../Newspaper
Note: Premises only named in 1878, 1882, 1886, 1891, 1894 & 1895
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900