Orford Hill - The Bell Hotel
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Orford Hill - The Bell Hotel
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 23 Jun 2018
The Grade 2 listed Bell Hotel > https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5819209 is bounded by Farmers Avenue in the north, Orford Street in the east and Red Lion Street in the west. The building dates from the 17th century (with 19th century extensions and 20th century alterations) and is Grade 2 listed. Its first recorded licensee up to 1743 was John Benison, a vintner. From 1743-1822 it was known as 'The Bluebell' and in 1850 it was the 'Bell Inn'. The hotel was the meeting place of a number of clubs: the Hell Fire Club met here in the 1750s and the Revolution Club in the late 1700s, and the Elden Club, of which the Duke of Wellington was a member, in the 1830s. From 1943-1945 the building was used as the headquarters and billets for the American Women's Army Corps. See also > https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6344913.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.627212
Longitude
1.295001