Bell Inn

Status: Closed and demolished
Address: West Smithfield, EC1A (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
London borough: City of London
Former address: [also listed as 31 Long Lane (1848)]
Historical parish: St Bartholomew
Dates open: by 1603-at least 1848
Owner: Hoare's (former)
Notes: Horwood's 1799 map suggests this was set back from the street in a yard (Bell Inn Yard). It is now the site of Smithfield Market (Central Markets).
Sources: Open date/Owner: Archives
Close date: Pub Wiki
PO 1841 (as "Bell Inn")
References: C 2/JasI/H7/34
C 5/9/46
MS 11936/356/548657
MS 11936/543/1172545
MS 11936/563/1271580
PROB 11/784/375
STAC 8/173/22
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