Ten Bells, 84 Commercial Street, Spitalfields E1
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This pub was earlier called the Eight Bells; the change of name to Ten Bells seems to have occurred in 1791. The name relates
to the number of bells in the tower of Christchurch, next door. This originally had eight bells, increasing to ten in 1787 and to 12 in 1801 **.
The Ten Bells, Red Lion street, Spitalfields in 1809. At 34 Church Street in 1843 and 1856; In 1884, shows as 84 Commercial Street too; This pub was first built in 1752 or 1753 and was extensively rebuilt in 1845 - it remains open. **
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Spitalfields, London.
The Britannia (left foreground), The Ten Bells (right background)
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The interior of the Ten Bells
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Ten Bells
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Ten Bells, 84 Commercial Street, Spitalfields - in January 2012
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Ten Bells, 84 Commercial Street, Spitalfields - in June 2018
Residents at this address
1791/--- Lee / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1791/Edward Sandham / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1791/Mr Sandham/../../../London Gazette, 8 January 1791 **
1793/Mr Sandham/../../../London Gazette, 30 July 1793 **
1804/Thomas Mitchell / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at
Guildhall Library **
Oak Lodge meets at the Ten Bells, Church street, Spitalfields, London in 1808
1809/Thomas Mitchell, Ten Bells, Red Lion street, Spitalfields/../../Holdens Directory
1814/Thomas Mitchell/../../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1818/James Rogers / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1819/James Rogers / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at
Guildhall Library **
1827/William Morgan, Ten Bells, Spitalfields/../../Pigots Directory
1829/W Morgan, Ten Bells, Church street, Spitalfields/../../Robson’s
Directory
1833-34/John Davis, Ten Bells, 34 Church street, Spitalfields/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Edward Waldron/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/Edward Waldron/../../../P.O. Directory **
1842/E Waldron/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1842/Edward Waldron / Landlord /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1843/Edward Waldron/../../../Kellys Directory
1848/Edward Waldron/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Edward Waldron/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Edward Waldron/Licensed Victualler, Widow/60/Ireland/Census
1851/John Waldron/Nephew, Barman/25/Ireland/Census
1851/Daniel Mason/Barman/50/Scotland/Census
1851/George Man/Pot Man/37/Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Livingston/Servant/26/Ireland/Census
1852/Edward Waldron/../../../Watkins Directory **
1855/John Waldron/../../../P.O. Directory **
1856/J Waldron, Ten Bells, 34 Church street, Spitalfields/../../Post Office Directory
1869/George Leather/../../../Post Office Directory **
1874/J Waldron/../../../H D Miles Directory of Licensed Victuallers **
1881/John Waldron/Licensed Victualler/60/Ireland/Census
1881/Eliza Waldron/Wife/41/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Beddia Waldron/Daughter/12/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1881/Margaret Waldron/Daughter/11/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edward Waldron/Son/8/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Waldron/Son/7/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louis Waldron/Son/1/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1881/Martha Waldron/Daughter/2 months/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Johnson/Barman/30/Suffolk/Census
1881/James Fitzmarrit/Barman/26/Ireland/Census
1881/John Anderson/Potman/21/St Giles, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Cook/Cook/20/Somerset/Census
1881/Louisa Spring/Nursemaid/15/London, Middlesex/Census
1884/John Waldron/../../../Post Office Directory
1888/John Waldron/../../../Post Office Directory **
1891/Jn Rose/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Alfr4ed H Craiger/Manager/25/Braintree, Essex/Census
1891/Herbert Stawbridge/Barman/21/Watford, Staffordshire/Census
1891/M Horsey/Housekeeper/58/City, London/Census
1891/William Smith/Barman/18/Brixton, Surrey/Census
1891/Arthur Cross/Barman/16/Norwood, Surrey/Census
1891/Fred Gooch/Porter/17/Stowmarket, Suffolk/Census
1899/Edward John Rose & Co/../../../Post Office Directory
1908/Edward John Rose & Co/../../../Post Office Directory **
1911/William Bryan/Public House manager/46/Mitcham, Surrey/Census
1911/Sarah Bryan/Wife/36/Bethnal Green/Census
1911/Beatrice Bryan/Daughter/12/Commercial Street/Census
1911/Hilda Bryan/Daughter/4/Commercial Street/Census
1911/Muriel Bryan/Daughter/3/Commercial Street/Census
1911/Henry William Gerrard/Barman/27/Hendon, Essex/Census
1911/Edwin Kirk/Potman/29/Worcester/Census
1911/Charles John Garland/Barman/23/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1912/Edward John Rose & Co/../../../Post Office Directory **
1914/E J Rose & Co/../../../Post Office Directory
1917/William Benj Bryan/../../../Post Office Directory **
The 1921 census at 84 Commercial street, the Ten Bells are
Ida Bremer, Licensed Victualler, aged 36 years and born in Newcastle, the Employer
John Bremer, Son, aged 5 years 4 months and born in Newcastle
Ivy Bremer, General Work, aged 26 years 9 months and born in Greenwich, Kent
1922/Mrs Ida Rose Bremer/../../../Post Office Directory **
1934/E J Rose & Co/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/E J Rose & Co/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Harry Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory
J T Roche, of the Ten Bells, died on August 6th, 1967 - Black Eagle Journal ***
1988/E H Ostrowski/../../../Watney Truman List
1990/E H Ostrowski/../../../Watney Truman List
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