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Bell tavern, 43 Carter Lane, Doctors Commons, St Gregory by St Pauls, City of London

Bell Tavern, Carter Lane - Stone Plaque

Bell Tavern, Carter Lane - Stone Plaque

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

In 1598, Richard Quiney wrote a letter from this pub to William Shakespeare – the only letter to the playwright known still to exist.  The pub was demolished by 1889, when a stone plaque was erected to mark its site. It was at at 9 Great Carter Lane in 1856 & earlier **

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in  St Gregory by St Pauls parish, City of London. The St Gregory by St Pauls, City of London Public House Trade Directory uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1778/Gabriel Smith/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1839/Fredk. Henry Gissing/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1841/Frederick Henry Gissing/../../../P.O. Directory **

1851/George Pittman/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1856/George William Pittman/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1869/Edward Sharratt/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1869/Edward Sharratt / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 6 August 1869 **

1874/F Goswell/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers' Directory **

1876/Frank Goswell/../../../P.O. Directory **

1881/Frank Goswell/Publican/48/Midgham, Berkshire/Census ****
1881/Maria Goswell/Wife/48/Reading, Berkshire/Census
1881/Henry W Winch/Commercial Traveller/33/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/Clara A Upton/Barmaid/26/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice H Stevens/Barmaid/19/Godalming, Surrey/Census
1881/Sophia Wilkins/Barmaid/22/Crayford, Kent/Census
1881/Charles Keen/Potman/20/Northampton, Berkshire/Census
1881/Ruth C Rouse/Kitchenmaid/20/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza Bennett/Housemaid/19/Westminster/Census
1881/Jessie Ransom/Kitchenmaid/19/Fareham, Hampshire/Census

1882/Frank Goswell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/Frank Goswell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1886/Frank Goswell/../../../Business Directory of London **

1891/Frank Goswell / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 22 September 1891 **


** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** Provided By Kevan

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