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Ten Bells, 33 Church Street, Spitalfields

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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 **.
At 34 Church Street in 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. **

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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The following entries are in this format:

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

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 **

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 **

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 **

1852/Edward Waldron/../../../Watkins Directory **

1855/John Waldron/../../../P.O. Directory **

1856/J Waldron/../../../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 **

1912/Edward John Rose & Co/../../../Post Office Directory **

1914/E J Rose & Co/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1917/William Benj Bryan/../../../Post Office Directory **

1934/E J Rose & Co/../../../Kellys Directory ****

J T Roche, of the Ten Bells, died on August 6th, 1967 - Black Eagle Journal ***

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*** Provided By Alex Wilkinson

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Ten Bells, 33 Church Street, Spitalfields

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