The Bell Inn on Epping New Road, seen here c1902 was built in 1900. 

The new inn replaced a much older country inn of the same name.

The Bell Hotel, formerly The Bell Inn, on Epping New RoadThe Bell Hotel, formerly The Bell Inn, on Epping New Road (Image: Gary Stone) Local legend states that infamous diarist Samuel Pepys stayed at the Inn in 1663.

Today the building is overshadowed by a modern motel block.

  • Gary Stone is a local historian (Instagram: @epping history)