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| ==== 1603 to 1623 ==== | ==== 1603 to 1623 ==== | ||
| - | We know that Robert Russell acquires the house at some stage from Susan Cowper and then sells the house on to Thomas Cowper in 1623. | + | Robert Russell, another Harwich mariner, acquired the house at some stage from Susan Cowper and sold it back to Thomas Cowper, the son of Roger Cowper, in 1623 for £100. Thomas Cowper had married Christian Barker in Harwich in 1611 before moving to Wapping. |
| ==== 1623 to 1647 ==== | ==== 1623 to 1647 ==== | ||
| - | At some point after 1623 Peter Cooper acquires the house before selling it on in 1647 to Anthony Myeris. | + | Thomas Cowper died in 1624 and the house was inherited by Peter Cooper (Cowper) of Rotherhithe who then sold it to Anthony Myeris in 1647 for £50. |
| ==== 1647 to 1653 ==== | ==== 1647 to 1653 ==== | ||
| - | Anthony Myeris bought the building in 1647 and sold it to John Lambert in 1653. | + | Anthony Myeris, a joiner from Harwich, bought the building in 1647 and sold it to John and Josian Lambert of Wapping. Around this time the house seems to have been completely rebuilt with a new softwood timber frame, probably on the existing cellars. At the same time as selling the house for £88 in 1653 to John Lambert, Anthony Myeris is also bound to him in the sum of £160. |
| ==== 1653 to 1665 ==== | ==== 1653 to 1665 ==== | ||
| - | John Lambert bought the property in 1653, it passed to David Lambert and he then sold it to John and Christian Browne in 1665. | + | John and Josian Lambert acquired the property in 1653, it passed to David Lambert and he then sold it to John and Christian Browne in 1665. |
| ==== 1665 to 1673 ==== | ==== 1665 to 1673 ==== | ||
| - | John and Christian Browne bought the building in 1665 and sold it to the Corporation of Harwich in 1673. | + | John and Christian Browne bought the building in 1665 and sold it to the Corporation of Harwich in 1673 for £200. This is first point at which the house is noted as being called “The Bear”. |
| ==== 1673 to 1769 ==== | ==== 1673 to 1769 ==== | ||
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| The building underwent a major upgrade in 1769, creating, broadly the building we see today. The building was re-fronted, extended to the rear and internally reapportioned to create the large council chamber on the first floor with Mayor's parlour and a sweeping staircase. The second floor now houses the town archive but was once accommodation – lately the caretaker's flat. | The building underwent a major upgrade in 1769, creating, broadly the building we see today. The building was re-fronted, extended to the rear and internally reapportioned to create the large council chamber on the first floor with Mayor's parlour and a sweeping staircase. The second floor now houses the town archive but was once accommodation – lately the caretaker's flat. | ||
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| + | ===== Harwich Architectural Survey ===== | ||
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| + | The Guildhall was surveyed and interpreted as part of the Harwich Architectural Survey Project which was funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. | ||
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| + | An interpretation of the building by Brenda and Elphin Watkin is available for {{ :guildhall_building_survey.pdf |download here}}. | ||
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