Formerly the 'Cottage of Content run by Samuel Bailey.

In 1847 Sergeant John Lee was fined £5 for permitting  gambling in his licensed house. This followed an incident at the Blue Bell Inn on New Years Eve involving two men - James Jones, a ticket of leave holder, and a Mr. Chandler  who gambled for a watch with dice brought by Mr. Lee. Jones, who owned the watch, lost the bet and when Lee and Chandler refused to give up the watch he laid a charge against them. As John Lee could produce no evidence to support his denial of the charge the Bench fined him for a breach of the Licensing Act. (2)

John Lee's application for Publican's license for the Blue Bell Inn was refused by the Bench in 1847 (3) The Blue Bell was advertised for lease in June 1847. The occupant was said to be doing a good trade but the lease had expired (41)

Samuel Henry Rapsey announced in July 1848 that he was taking the premises formerly occupied by Sergeant Lee and opening the Golden Lion Inn(34)

Next door to the Blue Bell Inn was an Immigrants Home. Immigrants such as those arriving on the Subraon in 1848 were lodged at the home prior to finding employment (51)