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History of the Eight Bells Hotel and Eight Bells Public
House
The name "Hotel" was abandoned in 1958
Information
taken from various Trade Directories
River House, the Garage opposite, and the Blacksmiths
cottages were all one parcel of land.
George Cousins a licensee of the Eight Bells, acquired
this land sometime around 1907
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The opening date is ambiguous.
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1705 Earliest known
date of its existance
Ref: Mount Bures its lands and its People" page 49
1720 Listed as a Beerhouse
at the Essex RO.
Before the 1900`s there were very few licensed Public Houses
in villages and towns. They were instead called Beerhouses
or Brewhouses.
They could be located in shops and private houses where beer
was brewed and sold. Beer was brewed on the premises stored
in barrels and dispensed by a stone jug.
Beerhouses were so prolific, that it`s very doubtful if they
were ever fully recorded.
1830 George Meggs Licensee
1839 The Eight
Bells not listed in any Trade Directory
Possibly because the pub wasn't open but then why the George
Meggs entry ??
1844 Charles Burch,
Licensee
1845 Charles Burch,
Licensee
1848 Barnabas Burch,
Licensee
1855 Barnabas Burch,
Licensee
Various other residents living with Barnabas
1861 Robert Rowland, Lodger Inland Revenue Officer
1861 Batari Hunt, servant
1861 Thomas Polesland, Ostler
1861 John Shed, Farm Labourer
1862 Mrs Harriet Burch,
Licensee
1867 Samuel Mortimer, Licensee
Licensees now include Abraham
Cousens. Abraham Cousins was the father of George Cousins,
who in turn was the father of Edwin G "Dick" Cousins,
You will now see that The Eight Bells was managed by three
generations of Cousins.
1870 Abraham Cousins, Licensee
1874 Abraham Cousins,
Licensee
1878 John Thompson,
Licensee
1881 > 1885 John Thompson,
Licensee
Various other residents living
with John Thompson:-
Hannah Thompson, wife
Emily Harvey, servant
Harriet Fidrey, servant
Robert Josselyn, Lodger
Harry Pryke, Agricultural Labourer
John West, Agricultural Labourer
John Harvey, Agricultural Labourer
Arthur Johnson, Agricultural Labourer
John Doubleday, Agricultural Labourer
Walter porter, Agricultural Labourer
Walter duddel, Agricultural Labourer
James Spinks, Agricultural Labourer
1882 John Thompson
1886 George Cousins, Licensee
1887 George Cousins, Licensee
1892 George Cousins, Licensee
1891 George Cousins,
Licensee
1895 George Cousins,
Licensee:- Eight Bells, family run Hotel
1899 George Cousins, Licensee:- Eight Bells, family
run Hotel
1901 George Cousins,
Licensee
Various other relations living with George Cousins:
Eliza Cousins wife
Clara Cousins
Edwin Cousins
Jemima Cousins
1902 George Cousins,
Licensee:- Eight Bells, family run Hotel
1906 George Cousins,
Licensee: Eight Bells, family run Hotel
1910 Messrs Cousins, Licensee:- Eight Bells Hotel
general conveyancing to meet all trains (Why the Messrs, probably
George ran the pub whils`t his wife Eliza ran the Hotel)
1911: Eliza Cousins (Proprietress
Hotel),
1912 Messrs Cousins, Licensee:
Eight Bells Hotel general conveyancing to meet all trains
1916 E, (Edwin) G
Cousins, Licensee: Eight Bells Hotel and Motor cars for
hire
1917 E, (Edwin) G Cousins,
Licensee: Eight Bells Hotel and Motor cars for hire
1922 E, G Cousins, Licensee:
Eight Bells Hotel and Motor cars for hire
1925 E, G Cousins, Licensee:
Eight Bells Hotel and Motor cars for hire
1925 Ind Coope of Romford
purchased pub from Colchester brewing Company
1927 Ind Coope sign appeared
Pratt Petrol Pump and Mobil
Oil Stand sometime later but no date given
1929 E. G. Cousins, Licensee - Eight Bells Hotel
 circa
1930
1933 E.G Cousins, Licensee:
Eight Bells Hotel
1933 E. G Cousins and Son Motor Engineers
1937 E. G Cousins, Licensee:
Eight Bells Hotel
1937 E. G Cousins and Son, Licensees Motor Engineers
1939 Mr and Mrs E. G Cousins,
Licensee
22nd December 1939
Fire at Bures Hamlet, Early on Friday morning a fire broke
out at the premises of Mr E G Cousins, motor garage proprietor
and licensee of the Eight Bells Hotel, Bures Hamlet.
1942 Mr and Mrs E. G Cousins, Licensee
1944 Mr and Mrs E. G Cousins,
Licensee
9 Jun 1944 Transfer of Bures
Licence
At a special Police Court at Halstead on Monday, before Mr
R E Vaizey (chairman) and Mr C Ready, application was made
for the temporary transfer of the licence of the Eight Bells
public-house, Bures Hamlet, from Mr E G Cousins to Mr George
Thomas Boulton, of Wormingford Road, Colchester
June 1944 George Bolton took over from George Cousins
as Licensee of the pub and Motor Engineer
1980 William Amos, Licensee
1993 Romford Brewery closed
2015 William Amos still
trading
updated 04/10/20
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