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 1750's it was the Headquarters of the Hellfire Club and in the 18th and 19th Centeries Revolutionary groups used to meet here.
From 1943 until the end of World War 2 the Bell Hotel was home to the American Womens Army Air Corps.