George Bell (publisher)

George Bell (1814–1890) was an English publisher who founded the book publishing house George Bell & Sons.

• 1839: 1 Bouverie Street
• 1840: 186 Fleet Street
• 1854: Acquired Deighton's offices at Green Street and Trinity Street, Cambridge
• 1864: Acquired 4 York Street, Covent Garden. This location had quite a pedigree: The previous occupant of these houses was the publishing company of Henry George Bohn; before that they had belonged to the bookseller J.H. Bohte, who specialized in classics; and before that (though not immediately before) they had been the home of Thomas de Quincey.[1]
• 1867: Moved out of Fleet Street
• 1910: York House, Portugal Street
• 1977: Denmark House, Queen Elizabeth Street