Historical notes on Ipswich pubs - past & present - updated July 2007

This updated list of Ipswich pubs now contains a various notes taken from one or two popular historic books and many comments sent to me by various people since the list has been published on the Internet. Credits have been given for all the sources of information where appropriate. The list has also been sorted by street name to help locate pubs geographically.

This is very much still work in progress and the list will still contain some errors and ommissions - one problem is the reuse of names which means that some old pubs were closed so that the licence (and the name) could be transfered to a new venture; street names have also changed in some instances. With over 380 pubs on the revised list it can be quite confusing. I will welcome any feed back on any of the listed pubs (either closed or still open).

Also see the earlier list of LOST IPSWICH PUBS

please e-mail postmaster@ipswichcamra.com with any comments

regards, Nigel Smith - Ipswich CAMRA (July 2007)










pub name House no street opened closed last landlord last owners notes Credits
admirals hat
cardinal st
closed

open between 1890-1912
admirals head inn
st margarets st
1898/99 francis long
open between 1890-1912
albion inn 36-40 albion st
closed
S & P open between 1890-1912
albion mills 293 woodbridge rd Victorian 1995
pubmaster W.T. FOWKES (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
alma inn
chinery st
1966 (july) r.g. rooke


anchor hotel 121-3 princes st
1955-60 j hink S & P JOHN WEBB (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
anchor inn
duke st / metz st
1900-25 james butcher? cobbold open between 1890-1912
angel inn
angel lane
1900 w h bartlet
Reputedly this was once a popular venue for Cistercian monks and one of the refreshment stops for perambulation processions – notably by St Clements parishioners at Rogation-tide. Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
Arboretum 43 High St Victorian OPEN
FREE Single bar pub close to Christchurch park. L.B. LEVERETT (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
artillery arms (also called suffolk artillery arms) 13 anglesea rd
closed



bakers head
boars head lane
closed



Bandbox
Butter Market 1975 ish 1978
FREE Short lived music bar on several levels
bar 10
Cornhill
OPEN
FREE former restaurant of Golden Lion now operates independently.
bar Fontaine   St Margarets Plain
1996
FREE Wine bar and night-club which was fairly short lived. also called prince of orange
Bar IV 9 st peters st early 1980s OPEN
Ridleys Single bar pub set in an old building. Formely called Black Adder and Rapps. Upstairs rooms were also used as a restaurant for a while.
bar Manhattan 24-26 falcon st 1980s OPEN
Unicorn Inns originally shops; was previously called Newt & Cucumber
barley mow (replaced earlier pub of same name) 36 westgate st / high st 1860 1965 (june) victor kemp tollemache Thomas Hooper, was the Licensed Victualler around the 1870’s. He is entered with his family at this address on the 1871 census, when he was aged about 50. FREDERICK CATTERMOLE (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) Stephen Borrett
bath hotel
bath street
1888 (before)



bear & crown
westgate st
closed



beehive (later called grand & then limmers) 70 Carr st 1899 1960 (23 Mar) - finally 1985 e.g. hughes tollemache TOM R. BECKERLEG (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
bell inn
cornhill
1873

Once stood on the corner leading to Westgate street (where Grimwade's shop later stood – now Clinton cards). In 1793 this corner (also once known as “bell corner” was the spot where new paving was ceremonially laid under an act for “paving, lighting, cleansing, and otherwise improving the town of Ipswich.” Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
Belstead Arms
Radcliffe Drive modern OPEN
Inntrepreneur

Belstead Brook
Belstead Rd modern OPEN
FREE Lounge bar in this modern, four star hotel. Set amidst 8 acres of woodland on the outskirts of town. Jacobean wood panelling evident in the dining room.
belvedere (rebuilt as General Gordon)
cox lane
1907 w hunting tollemache open between 1890-1912
berners arms coffee tavern
berners st / st mathews st
closed

open between 1890-1912
black bell (possibly also called bell)
elm st / museum st
1936 reuben collins cobbold

black bull inn
elm st
closed

open between 1890-1912
Black Horse 23 Black Horse Lane 16th cent OPEN
Sco Originally a 16th cent. merchants house. Must have converted to a pub after 1689 when only two licensed premises are recorded in St Mathews parish – White Lion (now Golden Lion) and Crown. Tudor doorway remains within remaining building with Jacobean workmanship. Pub also enjoyed a good reputation for the quality of its beers due in part to the perfectly balanced temperature of the cellar. The Old Ale was said to be particularly excellent. Throughout 19th cent. It was a popular mid-morning venue for doctors, lawyers and tradesmen. WILLIAM HY. TAYLOR (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
Blooming Fushia 167 Foxhall Rd Victorian OPEN
Patrician Inns Now a single bar with a conservatory leading into an enclosed garden area. O.H. GOODWIN (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
blue anchor inn 26-28 lower orwell st
1881
catchpoles open between 1890-1912
Blue Coat Boy 38 Old Cattle Market
1988
Tolly Cobbold G.O. OSBORN (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) now shops and restaurant
blue ribband
neptune quay
closed



boars head inn
boars head lane
1949 asltun v gooch cobbold open between 1890-1912
Bodega


1980s mid
FREE now a shop
bodega bistro
tacket street





boiler makers arms hotel 35 duke st
1957 (5 april) johnathan beeston catchpoles JONATHAN H BEESTON (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
bold crispin inn
rope walk
1900 (about) b baxter
open between 1890-1912
borough tavern (also old borough tavern) 45 borough road / waterworks st
1924 d.b.w.white cobbold open between 1890-1912
boy & partridge
st margarets
closed



brewers arms
waterworks st
closed

open between 1890-1912
Brewers Arms 18-20 Orford St
OPEN
GK Terraced two bar pub. ARTHUR BEDFORD (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937); brew-pub in 1860s
Brewery Tap
Cliff Quay 1992 OPEN
Tolly Cobbold Conversion of former brewery offices into this pub created a large bar area with good views of the docks. The building was also once used as a residence for brewers. Two small but nicely furnished rooms either side of entrance provide space away from the bar and upstairs the Cardinal room is a function room which is available for private use.
brickmakers arms
st helens st
1926 jas fisher cobbold open between 1890-1912
Brickmakers Arms 315 Spring Rd
OPEN
Pubmaster JOHN ROBERT SAYER (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
bridge tavern 13 bridge st
1917 Harry Marney
Harry Marney ran the pub for about 10 years until around 1916/18. Part of the building was a gymnasium where he trained local lads the art of boxing. Harry Marney was the landlords stage name. His real name was Harry Rednall. His son Macdonald (christened Macdonald Marney Rednall) later adopted Marney as his surname and also built up a very successful fish and chip business. In turn his son went on to built up the Mac Marney Refrigeration company still operating in Ipswich. Tony Rednall.
britania inn 5 great whip st
1966 (5th May) archibald brock tollemache ROBERT TAYLOR (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
Britannia inn
woodbridge rd
closed



british lion hotel 55 princes st / edgar st
1972
ind coope Longland Maxwell and his wife Ann letitia were the innkeepers of the above premises during the census records for 1881. A 16 year old boy called Albert Edward Minks, was then employed as a "Billiard Marker." STEPHEN B.P. MAYHEW (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) John Newell
Brookwood


1980s mid
FREE

bucks horns
woodhouse st / gibson st
1936 (about) e.n.bennett tollemache open between 1890-1912
bull and dog inn 55 fore st
1920 Fred Smith cobbold open between 1890-1912
bull inn 35 john st / quay st 16th cent 1961 (29 sept) ivan f. read cobbold A Zeppelin airship destroyed part of the roof on 31st March 1916 and demolished an adjoining cottage killing one man. ERNEST E. WOLTON (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
bulls head
orwell place / fore st
1958 (sept) douglas golding tollemache ROBERT CARPENTER UNGLESS was the licencee of THE BULLS HEAD until his death (aged 38) on the 18th july 1840. The Ipswich Journal in their issue dated 25th July 1840 stated that he was for "many years landlord of the Bulls Head Inn, Ipswich" the 1851 census shows that Henry [harry] Ungless and his family were then in occupation. (Henry was the son of Robert Carpenter Ungless); ALBERT E. ABLETT (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) bob hall
bury house
fore st
1900 (about)

open between 1890-1912
Butts 33 St Nicholas St 1980s 1997
FREE wine bar
california arms 428-430 spring road
1900-25 j.r. peck
THOMAS WILLIAM SHRUBB (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
canteen
barrack st
closed

This pub stood just outside the town's former Cavalry barracks (built 1795) which were a particularly important aspect of the town during the Napoleonic wars but they were subsequently closed sometime during the late Victorian period and today the whole site is covered by both Geneva Road and Cecil Road. The Canteen was appartently popular with the troopers such as the Queens Bays, Hussars and Dragoons who were often seen on parade in the town esp.on Sunday mornings. John Thomas Olive (1779-1856) of Ipswich is listed as landlord in the 1823 Pigot's Directory of Ipswich. By the 1841 census he was at The Hare & Hounds. Olive had left the army c1812 after being a bandmaster in the Queens Bays. Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson + June Georgiou (Sydney)
cardinals hat
cecillia st / cardinal st
closed

open between 1890-1912
carlton
tacket st
closed

open between 1890-1912
Case is Altered 341-343 Woodbridge Rd
OPEN
Pubmaster Large suburban local. FREDERICK E. ROBINSON (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
chequers 24-26 new st
1920-1 harry james chinery cobbold open between 1890-1912
cherry tree inn
cox lane
closed

open between 1890-1912
Church's Café Bar
Hatton Court 1996 OPEN
FREE Former hairdressers close to St Mary le Tower. Conversion includes exposed beams.
coach & horses hotel 41 upper brook st 18th cent 1975 (after)
tolly cobbold Old Inn with many changes at various periods. By the mid-20th cent the building was part Tudor, with a Georgian frontage incorporating various Victorian features. Nearby the Coach House once stood on a site later occupied by the Tollemache brewery. The Coach House included the booking office for stages to London and also extensive stables. P.A. MORTLOCK (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937); now shops Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
Isaacs
Wherry Quay 1985 OPEN
Tolly Cobbold former Malting buildings converted after period of disuse - was originally called Malt Kiln + more recently Cobbold's on Quay (Vodka bar)
Cock & Pie 13 upper brook st 16th cent OPEN
GK Name originates from an ancient oath “by cock and pie” - an allusion to a gastronomical dish once created for banquets of chivalry – peacock pie included a guilded head at one end and a fanned tail at the other – and marked solemn occasion hen knights-errant would pledge themselves to hazardous undertakings or enterprises. HARRY THOMAS COOPER (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) Current single bar is heavily modernised and offers big screen entertainment and live music. Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
county hotel
st georges st
closed

open between 1890-1912
County of Suffolk 29 st helens st 17th cent OPEN
Adnams A distinctive georgian facade incorporates images reflecting the importance of the former town courts and gallow opposite which are now being converted to sheltered housing. The court hearings heard included several local murders and the divorce of Mrs Wallis Simpson (1936) who was then in residence at Felixstowe and later married the former Edward VIII after his abdication. A.G. BYE (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) also called County
Courtyard Hotel
The Havens, Ransomes Europark 1990s OPEN
Marriott Modern hotel formerly called Suffolk Grange
Cow & gate
Key st
closed

joseph howes (married to ann ungless) was innkeeper here in 1822-23. She was aunt to robert carpenter ungless, and younger sister of henry ungless. bob hall
cow & pail inn 39028 rope walk
closed

open between 1890-1912
cowells (wine merchant & off sales)
market lane 1826 closed



Creams 58-60 Woodbridge Rd
OPEN
Pubmaster

Cricketers
Crown St 1930s OPEN
JD Wetherspoon ERNEST W. BETTS (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) Built by Cobbold brewery and also called Townhouse during 1980s.
cricketers inn 14 william st / navarre st
1936 ern william betts tollemache open between 1890-1912
criterion inn
elm st / museum st



open between 1890-1912
cross keys 22 carr st mid-17th cent 1939 harrold king cobbold HAROLD KING (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
crown 33-35 crown st
1937 william robinson tollemache WILLIAM DANIEL ROBINSON (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
crown (also whitton crown)
norwich rd
1994
Allied Domecq PERCY H. SHERMAN (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) demolished for car showroom
Crown & Anchor hotel (and tap) 10 westgate st 16th cent 1986

Formerly Bear & Crown, this was a popular meeting place for Whig party members during 19th cent. General Elections and was decorated in green and yellow bunting during elections. HAROLD KING (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) ; now shops Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
crown & sceptre 20 crown st / high st
1959 elvira harvey cobbold THOMAS C. HARVEY( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
crown inn 2 bridge st
1968 (april) r j beeston cobbold C. KING (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
crown tavern
fitzroy st
closed

open between 1890-1912
curriers arms
curriers lane
1928 john stagg cobbold open between 1890-1912
Dales 214 Dales Rd 1960s OPEN
FREE Modern estate pub with two bars.
defiance inn 22 stoke st / burrell Rd
1996
pubmaster ARTHUR G. MAPLESTONE(KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912; now residential
dog & partridge
old foundary rd / st margarets st
1914 mrs innes tollemache open between 1890-1912
dogs head in the pot
dogs head st
closed

An ancient town map (1674) has dogs head in the pot lane marked. Pub is described as “its appearance was as uncouth as its name with a curiously shaped turret at the corner and an outsize in lantern windows”. Later the site was used by offices of the Ipswich Freehold Land Society. open between 1890-1912 Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
dolphin inn
st peters dock
closed

open between 1890-1912
Dove Street Inn 76 st helens st
OPEN
FREE G.W. YOUNG(KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) was called Tap & Spile from 1992-8 when John Wiseman was landlord.
Drum & Monkey 94 Princes St 1960s OPEN
Allied Domecq Modern music bar located close to football ground and former cattle market. Formerly called the Sporting Farmer.
duke of cambridge inn
black horse lane
closed

open between 1890-1912
duke of edinburgh
waterworks st
1937 (nov) chas j laffling cobbold CHARLES J. LAFFLING( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
duke of gloucester
clapgate lane 1930s 2000
Inntrepreneur ARTHUR J. BECKERLEG(KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) Now a social services facility
duke of kent 10 upper orwell st
1965 (nov) edward a.h. baker cobbold WILLIAM THOMAS HARE(KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
duke of sussex 55 Ann st / cumberland st
1975 (after)
tolly cobbold FREDERICK J. FINCH(KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) now residential
Duke of Wellington


1970s late



eagle tavern
upper orwell st / wherstead rd
1977 william maculowicz tolly cobbold ARTHUR R. NUNN (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) now a cafe
earl grey
fore hamlet
1955 gordon k grimwood tollemache FREDERICK ALFRED LENNARD(KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
Earl Kitchener
Hadleigh Rd
OPEN
Allied Domecq Large suburban local with two bars.
earl roberts
cox lane
1999

open between 1890-1912; Popular town centre pub with regular live music - demolished for car-park extension. Was also called General Gordon before 1980. On site of earlier pub called Belvedere.
eclipse inn
orwell place / upper orwell st
closed
catchpoles open between 1890-1912
Edwards Bar
Gt Colman St 1998 OPEN
Bass was Flour & Firkin
elephant & castle
handford rd / the mount
closed

MRS E. FENN (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
Elm 265 spring road / milton st
1999
Inntrepreneur FREDERICK J. BUNN (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912; converted into shop
elm bakery


1957



Emperor 293 norwich rd
OPEN
Pubmaster Was built as a multi-roomed pub but now effectively a single bar. Steel quoits currently played in garden. BERNARD HUGH FIRMAN(KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
engineers arms (also new engineers arms) 29 bath street / hawes st
1961 henry charles king cobbold GEORGE WALTER ALLEN(KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) ; Henrietta Moy was landlady here in 1946; she later married Samuel Harding but died in 1952. David Knights
EUR 36-38 Croft St Victorian 2005

THOMAS H. STYLES (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Fat Cat 288 Spring Rd Victorian OPEN
FREE Award winning real-ale bar previously called Spring Tavern; WALTER SPURLING (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
feathers 63-65 westgate st
1966 (2 oct) mrs winifred beckerleg cobbold 1936 lanlord bernard taylor, 1937-58 william beckerkeg 1959-61 ? name 1962-1966 winifred beckerleg ; WILLIAM JOHN BECKERLEG (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912 faye mulley
ferry
bath st
closed



Fire & Ice
Tacket St 1995 2002
FREE Bar and nightclub; previously called Global Net Café, da Vinci's + First Floor club.
Flying Horse
Waterford Rd
OPEN

Modern estate pub with two bars.
forresters inn (later shoulder of mutton)
upper orwell st
closed

open between 1890-1912
fountain 75 myrtle rd / holywells road
1955 e.a. calversbert cobbold MRS MARY A. JEWELL (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
fox & grapes
foundation st
closed



fox & hounds
tanners lane
closed



fox inn 45-49 upper brook st
1970 (may) fred william parrick cobbold Annie Smith married Arthur Pepper in (?) sadly in 1910 she died aged 30 at the Fox Inn; STANLEY C. MILLER (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912 Chris Stanton
Freemasons Tavern 79 Victoria St
OPEN
GK MRS SUSAN K. THOMPSON (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937); two bar back-street pub.
friars head inn 33 friars rd
1972 (2 jan) jack baldwin tolly cobbold John Sudbury Garrod was brewing here until 1885; ALBERT EDWARD WELLS ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912; demolished
friars inn 75 princes st
1961 (18 march) william stinton tollemache WILLIAMS DAVID STINTON (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
fruiterers arms (or fruiterers home) 58 rope walk
1937 (dec) ernest w.mee cobbold ERNEST WILLIAM MEE (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
garderners arms (also new gardeners arms) 118 fore hamlet
1994
pubmaster James Smith (born 1843) listed as landlord in 1881; MRS ALICE PENNELL(KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) ; now a restaurant Chris Stanton
Garland 115 Humber Doucy Lane
OPEN
Inntrepreneur Large suburban local with two bars.
Gatehouse 799 Old Norwich Rd
OPEN
FREE Regency style hotel on outskirts of town.
general gordon 18-20 upper barclay st
1937 (about) earnest r webb tollemache E.R. WEBB ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
george & dragon
st margarets
closed



george inn
woodhouse st / tower ramparts
closed

open between 1890-1912
Giles Tavern
Princes St mid 1990s OPEN
Bass Modern bar set in ex-building society offices - formerly O'Neills (Irish bar) and Giles Tavern.
Glasshouse
Buttermarket 1980s OPEN
FREE formerly Wig & Pen and Bar Beristo
globe inn 24-26 st georges st 16th cent 1958 (21 sept) arthur quinton cobbold ARTHUR QUINTON ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
golden fleece hotel 46 st mathews st 18th cent 1962 (29 sept) thomas barden cobbold Bull baiting once a popular pastime in the yard here until 1805; THOMAS BARDEN ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Golden Hind 470 Nacton Rd 1930s? OPEN
Pubmaster Large suburban local with two upstairs function rooms.
Golden Key 438 Woodbridge Rd
OPEN
GK Two bar pub. WALTER E. MEARS( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Golden Lion
Cornhill
OPEN bar / diner JD Wetherspoon Single bar pub close to town hall. Originally an integral part of hotel but now operates separately (also see Bar 10). TOLLYMACHE BREWERIES( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Graham Court 56 Anglesea Rd modern OPEN
FREE demolished?
Grand Old Duke of York 212 Woodbridge Rd
OPEN
Adnams Reputedly the Duke slept here and took wine whilst his men were billetted locally. Pub was converted to single bar in 1995 refurbishment; prior to then it offered two bars and a small off-sales. Laura Crapnell married George Hawkins and were here in 1901; E. CLEMENCE (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) ; Called Duke of York before 1995 David Clow
grapes
norwich rd
closed

open between 1890-1912
grapes 131 woodhouse st
1938 (7 aug) frederick a c crisp cobbold FREDERICK CRISP( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
grapes
tacket st
closed

open between 1890-1912
grapes inn 1–3 orford st / regent st
closed j.g.broom
open between 1890-1912
great eastern railway hotel
commercial road
closed

open between 1890-1912
Great Eastern Railway hotel (or GER) 42-44 croft st / wolsey st?
1996
Inntrepreneur W.C. DYER( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912; now residential
great man inn
john st
closed

open between 1890-1912
Great White Horse 43 Tavern st 19th cent (replacing an earlier inn) Closing to become retail shops
Forte Famous coaching inn which was written about by Charles Dickens in Pickwick Papers. Dickens stayed at hotel in 1835 and was later threatened with libel action by the proprietor William Brooks. In early 19th cent. The inn was effectively a “terminus” for many coaches to London, Great Yarmouth or Norwich. Lord Nelson stayed here in Nov 1800 with Lord + Lady Hamilton. His reception was tremendous (after battle of Nile) and “enthusiastic citizens unharnessed the horses from the carriage and drew it through cheering crowds to the end of St Mathews St.” Earlier he had taken the opportunity to visit “Roundwood” the house his wife had purchased for him in Ipswich – but he never lived there. Rebuilt in 1890s to replace earlier hotel; Coaches once left from here to London, Norwich or Yarmouth. TRUST HOUSES LIMITED ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
green man 55 key st / salt house st
closed

In 1855 James Knights; was not only an anchor smith on Key (Quay)St but he also had Green Man Pub after his name too. Was he the landlord? Katherine O'Regan
Greyhound 9-11 Henley Rd
OPEN
Pubmaster Popular two bar pub with a small patio and car-park to rear of site. WILLIAM CASTLETON ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
greyhound
upper brook st early 17th cent 1880

opposite buttermarket
Griffin Inn
Westgate Street 16th cent 1842

stood somewhere on site which is now partly now covered by Crown & Anchor and was pulled down in about 1842. One18th cent. landlord of the ancient inn was a man called Selby who inherited £14500 from Lord Chedworthon the grounds that he “was in no wise related”. Apparently the nobelman was a known eccentric and had a “strong predeliction for the drama” and also left money to performers of the nearby Playhouse, which was built in the Griffin's former yard in 1728. Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
griffin inn (or griffen) 160 new cut (was black wall)
1951 (5 april) arthur douglas crisp cobbold FRANK SMITH ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
griffon
handford rd / mount
closed



Grinning Rat 66-68 st helens st
OPEN
FREE formerly called Olive Leaf; ALBERT ERNEST ROBBINS ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
grocers arms
new st / pottery st
closed
s & p open between 1890-1912
grosvenor
westgate st
closed

open between 1890-1912
grove tavern 140 st helens st / curve st
1969 (sept) claude cousins cobbold Elizabeth Smith married William Mason (possibly a soldier) and by 1901 she was shown as Head of the household at the Grove Tavern, which she ran with the help of her brother Oliver ; FREDERICK ALDERTON ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912 Chris Stanton
gun inn 19 key st / john st / lower orwell st
1941 fred scarfe cobbold FREDERICK C. SCAFF ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
half moon
foundation st / lower brook st 17th cent 1913 spencer sheldrake
Possibly once the residence of Henry Tooley, a Portman of Ipswich who died in 1551. He left a fortune which provided arms houses in Tooley Street (which are still there today). The pubs “king post” was considered remarkable with fox and geese carved upon it. Wood panelling and mantel pieces were later removed to Holly Wells mansion. Open between 1890-1912 Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
half moon and star 72 st mathews st
1985
tolly cobbold WILLIAM J. PRENTICE ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912; now residential
halt & hop
queen st
closed



hand in hand 52-54 st peters st
1981 mrs i l robinson?? tolly cobbold CHARLES EDWARD GOODEY ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912; demolished for road widening
handford cottage
handford rd
1974 (4 dec) mrs f w j parrick cobbold GOLDING HISKEY ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
handford rose inn
handford rd
closed

open between 1890-1912
happy returns 9 holywells road
1975 (after)
tolly cobbold Alice Crapnell and Arthur Felgate married and were running this pub in 1901; ALBERT JOHN SCOTT ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) David Clow
Hare & Hounds 30 norwich rd
OPEN
Pubmaster ALFRED HY. WEBBER ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Harleys 47 The Centre, Stoke Pk Dv 1960s 2006
SCo Also called Harlequin; demolished for retail development
Haven 346 Felixstowe Rd 1930s OPEN
FREE WILLIAM CHARLES FOLLETT PRITCHARD ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Heathlands
Foxhall Rd Victorian OPEN
Allied Domecq formerly called Asylum Arms; BENJAMIN COOPER ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
hermit
king st
1922-3 mrs a hawkes


Hideaways
Tacket St modern 1995
FREE very short lived basement enterprise
Holiday Inn
London Rd modern OPEN
Holliday Inns Modern hotel set on outskirts of town which has also been called Post House & Constable Country Hotel.
hornet
elm st
closed



Horse & Groom 104 Woodbridge Rd
OPEN
Pubmaster Originally a pair of cottages now a long narrow single bar. G.R. KNOTT ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Inkerman 297 norwich rd victorian OPEN
Pubmaster The Ipswich Association Town football club first played at Brook Hall, Broomfield (opposite the pub) from Oct 1878 onwards and used a room in the pub for changing. Later they changed their name to Ipswich Town and eventually moved to Portman road. In early 20th cent. The nearby Apollo Gardens were a popular site for summer entertainments when a large marquee would be erected and summer theatre was performed. ALBERT EDWARD BYE( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson + Illustrated history of ITFC by Ken Rice
ipswich & suffolk
princes st
closed

open between 1890-1912
ipswich arms
dogs head st / lower brook st
closed

open between 1890-1912
Ipswich Arms 145 London Rd
1999
Ind Coope demolished for new shop; WILLIAM J. NAPPER( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
ivy leaf 54 westgate st
closed



john barleycorn 101 woodhouse st / pottery st
1957 mrs leek / gordon k grimwood tollemache MRS NELLY LEEK( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937); open between 1890-1912
John Bull 482 Woodbridge Rd
OPEN
GK Large pub now reduced to two bars. CLIFFORD R. MILLER( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
joiners arms 4 castle st
1957 (21 nov) edward a k fenner
WILLIAM CHARLES DAY( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
jubilee
colman st
closed

open between 1890-1912
Kingfisher
Hawthorne Drive
OPEN
SCo Modern estate pub.
kings arms inn
cornhill (the thoro'fare) mid-victorian 1966 (21 aug) a e dickisson cobbold OSBORNE PAYNE( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
kings head
king st (princes st) 1531 1880

demolished when Corn Exchange built
Kings Head 56 Sproughton Rd 1930s 2006
FREE Substantial two bar pub. Demolished to make way for new housing development. MARK J. RAMPLING( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Zing 104 Tacket St 1980s OPEN
FREE Formerly called L'Apres until 2006.
Last Anchor
?? 2002 OPEN bar / diner FREE new dockside bar
Last Post
Woodbridge Rd
closed



Lattice Barn 975 Woodbridge Rd 1910 OPEN
SCo Cosy two bar pub named after a local landmark which was demolished in early 20th cent. ELIJAH JOHNSON ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
leopard inn 104 crown st / clay lane
1910c Henry Overton?
Leopard certainly existed before 1890. It's address for the period 1823-1887 (was 95 Tower Terrace). After this date it became 104 Crown Street. Note that the old Leopard had a second entrance on Clay Lane and this may also cause for some confusion about the pubs location in several sources. C18 23 - ???? W. Wright (Pigot's 1823-24) c1839 - 1863 Thomas Trew (Pigot's 1839, 1861 census, died Jan 1864 ) 1864 - c1873 Mary Ann Trew (1871 census) 1881 William Reynolds (1881 census) c1884- c1906 Thomas Harvey (1891 census, Kelly's 1892) c1906- ???? Henry Overton. Ian Wakeling
lifeboat inn 381-383 wherstead rd
1965 (5 sep) alan botwright cobbold WILLIAM G. COLTHORPE ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
liitle dustpan
upper brook st
closed

open between 1890-1912
Limelight bar
Corn Exchange, King st
1985
FREE now a shop
lion
st margarets
closed



lion & lamb
fore st
closed

open between 1890-1912
Lions Head 213-215 Cauldwell Hall Rd
OPEN
Pubmaster Substantial two bar pub. EDWARD BEARD( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
little brunswich tavern
tacket st
closed

open between 1890-1912
little crown and anchor
gibson st / curve st
1920 elisha peake cobbold open between 1890-1912
little wonder
bell lane
closed



Live & Let Live 357-359 Wherstead Rd
OPEN
Pubmaster WILLIAM CHARLES JUBY( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Lloyds
Lloyds Ave 1997 OPEN
Whitbread set in former work exchange was also called Hogshead
lock tavern
new cut east
1955 (sept)

Converted into flats 1980 + later demolished. JOHN HORTON( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
lord chancellor inn
greyfriars rd
closed

open between 1890-1912
Lord Nelson 77-81 fore st 1880s OPEN
Adnams Set in row of 17th cent shops on site of earlier beer house called Noahs Arc. Now a large single bar with type of gravity dispense (via fake wooden casks) but until 1995 was two bars and a separate restaurant. MRS MARBELLA REEVE ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
lord palmerston 14 st mathews st 1880s 1962 (31 jan) tom webb ind coope MRS FLORENCE AGNES PHILPOTT( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
lord raglan 208 woodbridge rd
closed
tollemache open between 1890-1912
magpie inn
wolsey st
1900s (early)



malsters arms
quay st / stoke st
closed

Long courtyard flanked by fluted pillars with ornamental caps, and a delightful garden leading down to the water. Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
malt & hop
queen st
closed



malthouse 36 new st / long st
1944 (27 july) charles elvin catchpole RT. G. FRANCIS( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
Man in the Moon
Palmcroft Rd 1969 OPEN
GK Modern pub also called Hungary Horse for a while.
Mannings
Cornhill 17th Cent OPEN

Long single bar with wood panelling. Garden to rear of property is overgrown but contains remnants of earlier buildings. Upstairs the building still contains some Jacobean panelling and other historic features.
Margaret Catchpole
Cliff Lane 1930s OPEN
Pubmaster CAMRA Nat Inventory. Original three bar pub with bell pushes and separate off-sales area. Bowls green to rear now operates separately.
Market Bar
St Stephens Lane 1990 1996
FREE also called Hungry Ghost and Cunninghams; now a shop again
market bar
st stephens lane - buttermarket 1980s 1996



market hotel 91 princes st
closed

FREDERICK BURTON ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
marlborough hotel
henley road modern 2003
Gough Hotels Demolished for housing
marquis of cornwallis
Old foundary road / colman st
1954 albert edward lamb cobbold ALBERT EDWARD LAMB ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
marsh tavern (also old marsh tavern) 93-95 princes st
1960 (31 may) r e hurle tollemache REGINALD EDWIN HURLE( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
maybush inn 43-45 st helens st
1965 (23 may) a w webb cobbold FREDERICK GEORGE ALLEN( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) open between 1890-1912
Maypole 759 Old Norwich Rd
OPEN
Pubmaster CLAUDE BACKHOUSE CASTELL( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
mermaid
fore hamlet
closed

open between 1890-1912
Milestone Beer House 5 Woodbridge Rd 1930s OPEN
Pubmaster Largehigh ceilinged two bar pub formerly called Mulberry Tree (before 2002). Located just behind original site of pub of same name. LACEY E. JARMAN( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
millers arms 93-95 crown st / william st
1936 (20 aug) t webb catchpole

mitre tavern 28 st helens st
1975 (after) w e sallows tolly cobbold MRS LUCIOLA M WEST( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937); open between 1890-1912; commercial redevelopment
morning star
upper orwell st
closed



mountain ash 24 the mount / handford rd
1959 (15 march) archibold brock tollemache ARCHIBOLD BROCK ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
myrtle tap
bishops hill
closed



mytle inn 118 fore hamlet
1936 william j tickle cobbold open between 1890-1912
nags head
cox lane
closed

open between 1890-1912
neptune inn (also called ye olde neptune inne) 86 fore st 1639 is on front of building but it may be considerably older 1938 (6 march)
cobbold In 1888 Dr JE Taylor said “perhaps the most notable part is the present tap room. The quay labourers sit over their beer in a carved-ceiled, oak panelled room, the mantel piece of which is good enough to lead to the sin of covetousness. Upstairs, the front room has a plastered ceiling, modelled in sections, with the Tudor rose as the chief ornament. The back room is evidently older than the front.”-sadly the panelling was removed in 1924; MRS MATILDA R. JARRETT ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
new anchor
austin st / bell lane
closed



new inn
regent st
1926-7 h pardoe cobbold open between 1890-1912
nightingale inn 13-15 john st / duke st
closed
s & p Aparently it had a stuffed nightingale in a glass box inside. It was opposite the engineering works and had a front entrance and a back entrance. The beers were lined up on the bar so that as the factory hooter sounded the workers could go in the front door, drink their pint and exit to the street behind. Herbert Skeet ran the pub from 1872 to 1920. He ran the pub with his wife Elizabeth Crapnell. (Daughter of James Crapnell who ran the Pot of Flowers). Herbert died in 1920 at 48 years of age. He died of Neuritus, hepatic cirrhosis aseites and pulmonary oedema, therefore it looks like he drank himself to death. His wife continued to run the pub ( Kelly's 1925 and 1926 Mrs Elizabeth Skeet running Nightingale Pub) but in Kelly's 1926, 1927, 1929, and 1940 shows Henry Prior as the beer retailer at pub (apparently on 17 June 1925 Henry Prior, widowe +, retired civil servant married Elizabeth Skeet, widow, licensed victualler) Elizabeth skeet was more or less involved with the pub from 1906 to 1940. David Clow
norfolk hotel 175 princes st
1958 (july) cecil suttle tollemache open between 1890-1912; HARDY WILLIAM PATTEN ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Novetel
Greyfriars Rd 1990s OPEN
Novotel Modern hotel.
Old Bell 1-3 stoke st 1639 ish 2006 – Closing to become a hotel + restaurant
Pubmaster May also have been called the Seahorse at sometime. The pub is also believed to stand close to a former bell foundary. The corner post was carved by Mr Ringham, an eminent 19th cent wood carver. THOMAS PRENTICE ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
Old Rep 11 Tower St 1996 OPEN
GK former Victorian Theatre which retains a wrought ion balcony.
Old Times 324 Spring Rd 1880s OPEN
Ryan Elizabeth Two bar pub with function room. Has also been called Memphis Belle, Buskers and Cardinal Arms in recent times; MRS MARY BANYARD (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
original ocean queen (or new ocean queen)
salt house st
closed

open between 1890-1912
orwell house
orwell place
closed



orwell inn 120 new cut west / lower orwell st
1961 (jan) s h burch catchpole open between 1890-1912; WILLIAM CATT ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
oxboroughs hotel 35-39 st peters st
1997
Ryan Elizabeth open between 1890-1912; now offices; H.G. HORNE ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
pack horse inn
st margarets st 16th cent closed



Paddy McGintys 15 Northgate St 1923 OPEN
Pubmaster Former Halberd & on site of earlier pub; DAVID QUINTON ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Pedestrian (pedestrian's home?)
lady lane
closed

open between 1890-1912
phoenix 27 wingfield st
1962 (23 april) henry petch tollemache open between 1890-1912; HENRY F. PETCH ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
pickwick stores
north gate st / colman st
closed

open between 1890-1912
pig & whistle (later beehive)
majors corner
1890s

open between 1890-1912
pilot
st peters dock - the quay
closed s grimwood tollemache open between 1890-1912
pipers vale (also called gainsborough)
sandy hill lane 1930s 1994
pubmaster former Gainsborough; demolished
pitts bar (Ipswich Airport)
nacton road 1970s about 1997
FREE Airport buildings date back to 1930s; demolished for housing.
Plough 2 Dogs Head St
OPEN

Large single bar which was also called Blades during 1980s. Previously was 3 bars and function room; HARRY TAYLOR ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
portobello inn
upper orwell st
closed

Named after captureof Porto Bello by Admiral Vernon in 1739. Later the Admiral was MP for Ipswich fom 1741-60. The admiral lived in Orwell Park and was popular locally but will also be remembered for watering down Navy Rum, for which he was also known as “old grog”. open between 1890-1912 Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
post chaise inn 2 woodbridge rd
1926 (demolished about 1930)

open between 1890-1912
pot of flowers 49-53 wykes bishops st
1939 john henry canham cobbold James Crapnell, a seaman and wife Leticia Podd were landlords here sometime between 1871 and 1910; Herbert Skeet and their daughter Elizabeth may have taken over afterwards. Herbert later died at 48 from cirrhosis at the nightingale inn; open between 1890-1912; JOHN HENRY CANHAM ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) David Clow
primrose inn
turret lane
closed



prince albert inn
lady lane
1903s (early) chas bennett


prince of wales inn
fore st (top of lower wash) 17th cent early 1900s (early)

before 1843 it was called the Galliot Hoy – where a great fair was held for many years and for which an application for a licence was once refused on the grounds that the applicant had been convicted and imprisoned as a cheat. After closing the site was occupied for many years by Mr Sneezum's shop. open between 1890-1912; Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
princes arms
princes st
closed

open between 1890-1912
Punch & Judy
Cardinal Park 1998 OPEN
Bass bar / diner
quadling arms
quadling st
closed



queens head hotel 33 st mathews st / church lane 1703 1963 (31 dec) a e dickerson tolly cobbold open between 1890-1912; MARK ROBINSON ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
queens hotel 7-9 queen st
1971 (24 dec) gordon prker tolly cobbold

Racecource
Nacton Rd 1930s OPEN
Pubmaster ARTHUR TOVELL ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Raffells?


1980s late
?? now a shop
Railway 243 Foxhall Rd 1930s OPEN
SCo Music pub; ARTHUR YOUNGS ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Railway Station Bar
Ipswich Railway, Burrell Rd
OPEN
Railtrack? station bar / café
railway tavern 61 burrell road . 1989
tolly cobbold demolished for offices; STANLEY DAVEY ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
rainbow 2 st mathews st
1961 (6 nov) vera king tolly cobbold BARRINGTON E. TAYLOR ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
ram inn
quay st / john st
closed

On Dec 12th 1778 the landlord, Mr Thomas Nichols was killed in a fight between Press Gang members and a number of men assembled at the adjacent Green Mann Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
ranelagh arms 43 Ranelagh road
closed

JOHN E. GROUT ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
reapers 59 stoke st
1937-8 h e sandford
open between 1890-1912
Red Lion 284 Bramford Rd 1930s OPEN
Pubmaster no real ale; GEORGE WALTER HUGHES ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
red lion inn (also little red lion)
st margarets st
1924 chas fisher tollemache open between 1890-1912
rifleman inn
fore st
closed
cobbold open between 1890-1912
rising sun 63 princes st
1961 d d w baker cobbold open between 1890-1912; JOSEPH HINDLE ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
river queen
stoke st
closed

open between 1890-1912
robin hood & little john
woodbridge rd
closed

open between 1890-1912
Rose & Crown 77 norwich rd 17th cent OPEN
Pubmaster 1830s brew pub; ALFRED WILLIAM CHANDLER ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
rose hotel 5-7 st peters st / rose lane
1969 (23 nov) bert sheppard cobbold open between 1890-1912; FREDERICK J. DENNY ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
rose inn
pottery st
closed



rose of england inn 76-78 woodbridge rd
1967 (22 jan) mrs horlock cobbold open between 1890-1912; MRS ROSE GOWING ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
round of beef
carr st
closed

Isaac PRATT, brewer & innkeeper, "Round of Beef and Shoulder of Mutton" at Major's Corner, Ipswich in 1851 censusope; n between 1890-1912 Dorothy Loudon
Royal George
Colchester Rd 1950s OPEN
Whitbread Restaurant / bar
royal george
tower ramparts / high st
closed

open between 1890-1912
royal george
woodhouse st
closed
colchester brewing co

Royal Oak 175 Felixstowe Rd 1930s OPEN
Patrician Inns THOMAS MORE ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
royal oak inn
north gate st 1844 1855

open between 1890-1912
royal standard 20 the mount
1959 (29 july) fred chas smith tollemache ARTHUR C. WEBB ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
royal william 141 London Rd
1999
Tolly Cobbold also called Hoofers; demolished for new retail shop; WILLIAM E. MOORES ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
running buck (also called buck later called canes) 13-15 st margarets plain 16th cent 1991
pubmaster The 1861 census lists William Ashford who lived there with his father George and mother Maria and other siblings; now church drop-in centre after period as Canes Nightclub; ARTHUR FREDERICK COOPER ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) caroldyer1@msn.com
saddlers arms
waterworks st / woodhouse st
closed mrs c mears tollemache open between 1890-1912
safe harbour inn 45 borough rd / corkin st
1938 ernest tovell
1871 census for Ipswich which shows Walter Hadgraft as Publican at Safe Harbour Inn in Borough Road, St. Clement. His wife Elizabeth was formerley Ann Abbinett born in London ; open between 1890-1912; W. E. TOVELL ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) Karen Mullan
safe harbour inn
meredith rd 1930s 1995-7
pubmaster demolished for retail development
sailors home
fore st
closed

open between 1890-1912
Salthouse
?? 2002 OPEN

Modern hotel on waterfront.
Salutation 67 carr st 17th cent OPEN
Pubmaster E. C. BLOOMFIELD ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
saracens head
st margarets / slone st 17th cent 1960 (2 nov)
cobbold WILLIAM YOUNGMAN ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
sea horse inn
bank street / college st
1975 (after)
tolly cobbold open between 1890-1912; demolished; EDWARD CROOME ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Selkirk 24 Selkirk Rd
OPEN
Inntrepreneur

shannon inn 23 st georges st
1922-3 mrs mary nellie carter tollemache open between 1890-1912
ship inn
back hamlet
closed
cobbold open between 1890-1912
Ship Launch
Shiplaunch Rd victorian OPEN
Pubmaster HY. RD. JESSUP ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Shipwrights Arms 55-61 Wherstead Rd
1998
Pubmaster now residential; WILLIAM HENRY BUMSTEAD ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
shoulder of mutton
upper orwell st
closed

Isaac PRATT, brewer & innkeeper, in 1861 he was innkeeper of "The Maypole" Ipswich Dorothy Loudon
Quilt
Northgate St 1995 OPEN
Chicago Rock Cafes Bar-nightclub; Previously Chicago Rock Café + Shout
sickle
princes st
1880

demolished when Corn Exchange built
Silver Star 37-39 vernon st victorian OPEN
Inntrepreneur RONALD M. HARDY ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Smock 69 Maidenhall Approach 1960s OPEN
Pubmaster

Solar Bowl
Sproughton Rd
OPEN
Co Op bowling alley
sorrel horse 121 fore st
1975 (after)
tolly cobbold now residential & shops; WILLIAM JOHN SHARMAN ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
sporting farmer (later drum & monkey)
princes st
2004



spotted cow 86 bramford road
1999
Inntrepreneur Was also called Iron Horse & Sloanes during short lived rebranding during its later years. Demolished to make way for new housing. FREDERICK WILLIAM STROWLGER ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Spread Eagle 1-3 fore st
OPEN
Allied Domecq ARTHUR E. RICHMOND ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
spuds
Wherry Quay 1980s 1992
FREE also called Blue Lagoon
st clements ale stores
fore st
1931 matilda jarrett cobbold open between 1890-1912
st edmunds head
the mount
closed



st helens pride
regent st
closed



st mathews ale store
st mathews st
closed



staff of life
hawes st / purplett st
(demolished in 1960s)

open between 1890-1912
staff of life 48-50 bramford rd
1962 (11 march) wilfred albert amies cobbold MRS MARY A. CLARKE ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Stage Bar & Restaurant
Tavern St 1999 OPEN
FREE? no real ale - fomer Café Rouge
Station
Burrell Rd victorian OPEN
SCo Hotel; ALBERT CHARLES GODWIN ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
steam brewery inn
upper brook st
closed

open between 1890-1912
steam packet hotel 2-4 duke st
1939-40 mrs amelia daisy whittaker cobbold open between 1890-1912; ARTHUR J. A. S. WHITAKER ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
steam packet tap
coprolite st / st peters dock - the quay
closed
cobbold open between 1890-1912
Steamboat Tavern 78 New Cut West victorian OPEN
Pubmaster music bar; DICK H. RUST ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
suffolk hotel (later Suffolk stores off licence – replaced Bear & Crown) 31 commercial road (westgate st) early 19th cent closed

The “Original Blue” coach set-out to London daily leaving here at 1.15pm. Open between 1890-1912; GEORGE BROWN ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
Suffolk Punch 429 norwich rd 1938 OPEN
Inntrepreneur

sun inn
st stephens lane 18th cent 1900s (early)

Tudor residence converted to an inn in early 18th cent. Became used extensively by drovers and cattle-dealers after the old cattle market took over a nearby site used previously as a Timber Market. For many years after closing was used as an antique shop by Mr Silburn and others, now a private residence. Open between 1890-1912 Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
Swallow
Nacton Rd 1998 OPEN
Whitbread

Swan 3-5 Kings St 16th cent OPEN
Sco One of the oldest inns in town. The date 1707 on the front of the present building probably refers to alterations undertaken to reduce the first floor overhang. A perpetual fine of £2 per annum has been imposed on the house since 1664 when the landlord, John Parker gave the money to the parish poor to buy coals on St Thomas day. CHAS H. SCRUTTON ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
swan inn
cecillia st
closed

open between 1890-1912
tankard inn 13 tacket st 1736 (rebuilt 1802 1961 (oct) ?? 1965 alf william albert cobbold open between 1890-1912; BERT B. BLOOM ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Thomas Eldred 97 Cedarcroft Rd modern OPEN
FREE

Thrasher
Nacton Rd modern OPEN
GK

three cups inn 78 bramford road
1962 (25 march) charles smith tollemache open between 1890-1912; GEORGE WILLIAM WOOD ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Three Jolly Sailors 110 Handford Rd
OPEN
Pubmaster ALFRED GEORGE FROST ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
three swans inn 83-85 princes st
1962 (16 dec) don terrence barker cobbold open between 1890-1912; MRS MABLE BOUGHTON ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
three tunns inn 79 commercial road / cornhill
1941 (demolished 1960s) charles bennett
open between 1890-1912; CHARLES E. OSBORN ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
times brewery inn 1-7 borough road
1938 harry hunt tollemache Fred G. Vincent was a brewer at Times Brewery (before Cooper & Cannon owned the site) brewing had ceased by 1885 ; open between 1890-1912; HARRY HUNT ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Tonic 1 falcon st
OPEN
Allied Domecq previously called Falcon and briefly as bar Pl@tinum; Alfred Boman founded a brewery here in 1855. Later Bridges, Cuthbert & Co Ltd owned the Falcon Brewery (5 Falcon St) until it was re-registered as Colchester Brewing Co in 1887. The brewery was bought by Ind Coope & Co Ltd and subsequently closed in 1925. WILLIAM HENRY FOOKS (KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937);
tooley arms
foundation st
closed



Top Banana 14-20 fore st victorian OPEN
FREE site of earlier pub (Prince of Wales) and was Warriors
Trader Jacks
Princes St
OPEN
Pubmaster no real ale; part of nightclub complex
Trafalgar 168 Spring Rd victorian 2002
FREE now residential; THOMAS VINYARD ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
trafalgar inn
spring road
2002
pubmaster open between 1890-1912
tramway tavern 76-78 norwich rd
1925 chas william barker cobbold open between 1890-1912
two brewers 78 st georges st
closed

open between 1890-1912
Uncle Toms Cabin 198? 54 vernon st
OPEN
Pubmaster Also known as Orwell Mariner; JAS. GEORGE SPINDLER ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
unicorn inn 4 orwell place / tacket st edwardian 1976 (14 jan) norman walker thomas tolly cobbold open between 1890-1912; now retail premises; MRS ELIZABETH LAST ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
union jack inn
st peters dock - the quay
1958 john bailey tollemache open between 1890-1912; HARRY WARREN ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
vernon arms
vernon st
closed

open between 1890-1912
Victoria 8 Cornhill
closed

H. S. PAGE ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Victoria 1 Civic Drive 1960s OPEN
Famous Pub Co was called Queen's Head; on site of hotel - demolished 1972
victoria tap hotel 25 berners st
1928 (about) william catt catchpole open between 1890-1912
vine inn 7-11 church st
closed

William Jobson listed as brewer at Vine Brewery (5 Church St) that closed in 1874 ; William Taylor may have suceeded William Jobson at brewery but is only listed in 1885 ; open between 1890-1912; DOUGLAS GEORGE DORTON ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
waggon & horses (formerly called wagon inn)
butter market 16th cent 1935

The Town Wagon was a weekly 16th cent. coach from here to London. One early proprietor Robert Lane, was the originator, builder and driver of the Ipswich-London stage-waggon. He was recognised and rewarded for his pioneering work by Elizabeth I who recorded in the great Court Book in 1582 that he had had the bestowal of the freedom of the borough upon him and the bestowal of the right to “have the only trade of wagons within the towne for a period of 10 years.” Jonas Chaplin was innkeeper here in 1851. Richard and Thomas Lane were still waggoners of the towne some 18 years later. Open between 1890-1912 Linda Edwards + Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
Water Lily 100 st helens st
OPEN
Pubmaster WILLIAM E BLOOMFIELD ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
watermans arms
foundry lane
closed

open between 1890-1912
waveney arms
norwich road
closed

open between 1890-1912
waveney arms 560 bramford rd 1930s 1994
pubmaster Afterwards opened as Churchills, a private club till 2004; MRS KATE SMITH ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
welcome sailor
duke st
1925 henry harry rayner cobbold open between 1890-1912
welcome stranger(s)
fore hamlet
closed

open between 1890-1912
wellington inn 38 carr st
1875 peter & elizabeth channing


wellington tap
cox lane
1906



westgates commercial hotel
new cut east
closed

open between 1890-1912
wheatsheaf 2-4 kemp st
1964 (3 may) alf len hayward tollemache WILLIAM GOODCHILD ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
wheatsheaf 24 fore st
closed
tollemache open between 1890-1912
wheatsheaf
stoke st
closed



wherry inn
st peters dock - the quay
closed

open between 1890-1912; FRANK R. BAKER ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
white elm inn 23 bishops hill / cavendish st
1965 (18 march) mrs tremayne tollemache open between 1890-1912; HERBERT BYE ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
white hart inn
St lawrence lane 16th cent 1863

Rev. C.E. White tells us it “Once had a picturesque appearance with its quaint bow windows, street posts and old gateway, the spandrals of which latter were ornamented with the wood carving of a dragon.” The spandrals are preserved and can now be seen adorning the entrance of Christchurch mansion. replaced by Suffolk House. Coaches once left from here to London, Norwich or Yarmouth.
white hart inn
tower ramparts
closed

William Minter was the brewer at White Hart brewery (Tower Terrace) and was later probably suceeded by Robert Esling but closed before 1874; open between 1890-1912
white horse 107 albion st / fore hamlet
closed
cobbold open between 1890-1912
white horse hotel
woodbridge rd
closed

open between 1890-1912
white lion
bridge st 1562 (and rebuilt 1819) 1913 (demolished 1924) T. TAYLOR cobbold located on the south bank of the Orwell, right on the water on Bridge Street, immediately to the west of Stoke Bridge. It first appears in Ipswich borough records in 1562 during the reign of Elizabeth I (reigned 1558 - 1603) when the owner was a "Mr. MADOCKE" and it was noted "water at back gate". It appears not to have been a very large house at that time It was rebuilt in 1819 and from 1835 to 1873 was run by a Noah HAMBLING. In 1823/24, its owner/publican was a T. TAYLOR. It was torn down after September, 1924, along with the demolition of all the other timber-framed buildings in the immediate area when the concrete bridge and approaches still standing today were built (and completed in April, 1925). Peter S. Wyant
Withipole arms (or withipol arms) 60 bolton lane
1937 (sept) arthur edward thurkeltte cobbold open between 1890-1912; VICTOR LAFLIN ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937)
Wolsey Theatre Bar
Civic Drive
OPEN
FREE small bar inside theatre complex; no real ale
Woolpack 1 Tuddenham Rd 16th cent OPEN
Pubmaster Originally a country inn which stood in some solitude. A toll-gate once stood just below (opposite to entrance to Christchurch park) and here all farmers coming into the town had to pay toll for their gigs and carts. Many however escaped payment of the “toll traverse” by stabling their horses at the Woolpack's then extensive stables and parking their vehicles in Westerfeild and Tuddenham roads causing congestion and chaos. Later after the toll-gate closed the stables were converted into a slaughter house. M JOHN ALFRED HOWARD ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) Old inns of Suffolk Leonard P Thompson
Yates
tower ramparts 1997 OPEN
Yates Lodges Bar-nightclub; no real ale; former carpet shop
zulu tavern 18 wolsey st
1965 (21 march) emma wright tollemache Mary Atthowe (nee Girling) was running the Tavern in 1881 after her husband, Ambrose died. She was about 57at the time & had a female servant living there with her. By 1891 she had 'retired' to 14 Wolsey St. ; JAS. WRIGHT ( KELLYS DIRECTORY 1937) Jean Richardson
                 

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