Bell, 52 Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5SA

Tewkesbury pub history index

Dating from 1696 and mentioned in 1770. Grade II-listed. The inn was originally known as the Angel and later became the Bell & Bowling Green Hotel (1830 Pigots Directory and 1891 & 1903 licensing books). *
Also see Gloucestershire Pubs.
It was a Greene King public house in March 2026 with 24 bedrooms. Greene King has announced plans to sell off, or convert 150 pubs into tenanted or franchised locations, as the UK hospitality sector struggles with rising costs.

Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Gloucestershire.

Bell & Bowling Green Hotel, opposite the Abbey Church, Tewkesbury - 1907 advertisement

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Residents at this address.

1830/Edward Causon/Bell Inn & Bowling Green, Church street/../../Pigots Directory *

1839/George Gardner/Bell Inn, & stone & marble mason, Church street/../../Robsons Directory

1842-1844/George Gardner/Bell Inn and Bowling Green, Church street/../../Robsons Directory

1851/George Gardner/Stone Mason & Inn Keeper/59/Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/Mary Gardner/Wife/49/Hereford/Census
1851/Henry Gardner/Son/17/Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/William A Gardner/Son/12/Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/Charles Gardner/Son/11/Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/Francis Gardner/Son/9/Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/Ann Budfield/Visitor/70/Broseley, Shropshire/Census
1851/Jane Wise/General Servant/23/Londonderry, Ireland/Census
1851/Mary A Howes/General Servant/18/Forthampton, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/John James/Hostler/27/Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/George Gardner/Son, Draper/19/Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire/Census

1852/George Gardner/Bell & Bowling Green, Church street/../../Slaters Directory

1859/William Boulter/Bell & Bowling Green, Church street/../../Slaters Directory

1863/Benjamin Treeton/Bell & Bowling Green/../../Post Office Directory

1870/James Turner/Bell inn, & bowling breen/../../Post Office Directory

1879/James Wilkes Wilson/../../../Kellys Directory

1885/Robert Robson/../../../Kellys Directory

1891/Edward Whatton/Hotel Keeper/50/Worcestershire/Census
1891/Jane E Whatton/Wife/38/Upton, Worcestershire/Census
1891/Mary E Whatton/Daughter, Barmaid/17/Worcestershire/Census
1891/Eleanor Whatton/Daughter, Barmaid/16/Worcestershire/Census
1891/Osborn Whatton/Son/9/Worcestershire/Census
1891/Bertrand T Whatton/Son/4/Worcestershire/Census
1891/Edward Whatton/Father, Widow/90/Crowell, Worcestershire/Census
1891/Edith A Bailey/Servant/21/../Census

1894/Edward Walton/../../../Kellys Directory

1897/Edward Watton/../../../Kellys Directory

1901/Harry Charles/Inn Keeper/45/Boedre, Hampshire/Census
1901/Annie Charles/Wife/32/Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1901/Edith M Charles/Daughter, Barmaid/17/Llandly, Carmarthen/Census
1901/Violet Charles/Daughter/5/St Martins, Herefordshire/Census
1901/Edwin Charles/Son/2/All Saints, Herefordshire/Census
1901/Elizabeth Lane/Domestic Servant/22/Tarrington, Herefordshire/Census
1901/Maryann Anford/Domestic Servant/20/Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1901/Robert McClenagh/Visitor, Insurance Agent/33/Antrim, Ireland/Census

1902/Harry Charles/../../../Kellys Directory

1906/Harry Charles/../../../Kellys Directory

1907/H Charles/Proprietor/../../See Advertisement *

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