Bell Brewery (Shoreditch)
Bell Brewery, 58 Shoreditch High Street, Shoreditch, London E1, Greater London
Situated in what was afterwards known as Byde's Place, a narrow passage which entered the high road between Nos 59 and 60. Reference to Henry Hodge, a brewer in 1623; and a brewhouse in 1653. Later, brothers Ralph and James Harwood; then Thomas and Ambrose Proctor (1773).
In 1816, Thomas Marlborough Pryor and Robert Pryor amalgamated with Trumans. At the time their output was around 20,000 bpa. The estate included the Old Blue Last, held by Ambrose Proctor, whose family previously held the brewery. The pub is reputedly the home of porter from around 1722, when held by Harwoods.