Bell Hotel, Norwich

place and hotel

Aged unknown

Commemorated on 2 plaques

The Bell Hotel With its origins in the late 15th century, the Bell (originally the Blue Bell) retains much of the character of an 18th century coaching inn. Its most notable associations are with 18th century and 19th century clubs including the French inspired Revolution Club (1793); the anti Methodist Hell Fire Club, which victimised Charles and John Wesley in 1754; the Eldon Club, which included the Duke of Wellington among its members; and a Lilliput Parliament for young people in 1837.

Bell Hotel, Red Lion Street, Norwich, United Kingdom where it sited

The Bell Hotel Parts of this building date from as early as the 15th Century. It has been known as the Bell Hotel (or the Blue Bell) since at least 1696. In the 1750s the Bell was the headquarters of the Hell Fire Club and throughout the 18th and 19th Centuries revolutionary groups used to meet here. From 1943 until the end of World War II the Bell was home to the American Womens Army Air Corps.

The Bell Hotel - Red Lion Street, Norwich, United Kingdom where it sited