A story built on generations of trust

George Weir – traded on the High Street, Horncastle, as the Printer and Auctioneer, when this Wolds Market town was drawing visitors from Europe to its Famous Horse Fair.

Mr Weir Junior, joined the practice

George Bell moved from Perthshire to be Land Agent at Ravesby Estate. Previously, he had followed his father’s footsteps as land agent on an estate in Perthshire.

Mr. Weir sold his business to Mr Parish, Senior.

Parish & Son (Walter Booth Parish) moved to present offices in Old Bank Chambers, Horncastle. We still have the tenant right valuation books from this date.(see download Historical Lincolnshire Archives 1871-1910)

Change to Parish & Stafford Walter as Mr Stafford Walter, Valuer, came into partnership.

R Hay Bell apprenticed. His articles forbade gambling “haunting” taverns or contracting matrimonially without his employer’s consent.

Parish, Stafford Walter & Bell as R Hay Bell became a partner.

Robert H Bell came into partnership, having qualified on his return from the war. (see download Memoirs of an Infantry Auctioneer)

Association with George Mawer & Company.

Robert Hay Bell died aged 88. He played an active part in the firm and local community right until his death.

Merger with George Mawer & Company and Masons to form Mawer Mason & Bell.

Opening of our Woodhall Spa Office. Later premises were acquired at the junction of Station Road and Stixwould Road in Woodhall Spa.

Split of Mawer Mason & Bell as three quarters of the firm is sold to the Leeds Building Society. The start of Robert Bell & Company.

Opening of the Coningsby Office managed by Tony Wing.

Residential Management office opened on Burton Road, Lincoln, beneath the walls of Lincoln Castle.

Opening of our new Lincoln City office at 43 Silver Street offering, for the very first time, the company’s full range of property services to the Lincoln market.

Horncastle Town Hall re-opens, managed by Robert Bell & Company and is able to accommodate again our monthly furniture sales. One hundred years after R Hay Bell became a partner in 1910, our firm was incorporated to become Robert Bell & Company Ltd.(see download Auctioneering a talk by Robert Bell)

Our new office at Lindsey Court Horncastle is opened to accommodate the growing number of staff and deals with Residential Lettings (ground floor), Auctions, Commercial Property and Building Land (first floor).

Robert Bell steps back after over 40 years of selfless professional service to the company and the community. The batten of company leadership for is passed onto directors Tony Wing, George Harrison and Alastair Boulton.