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Aldeburgh Black Horse
Aldeburgh Black Horse
North East, 52.14838,1.60003
Closed: about 1970
opened 1843?
257 High St
grid reference TM 463 561
Local rumours suggest that this old pub, on the edge of the marsh, was once a centre for local smugglers.
The 1904 Woodbridge licensing records show that the Black Horse's beerhouse license was issued in 1843. It got a full license on February 6th 1961.
The building seemed to have been abandoned for some years and was looking quite derelict, but round about 2018 it was renovated and extended as can be seen in our latest photograph.
Permission to convert the pub to residential use was granted in May 1970, so it evidently closed not long before that (perhaps in 1969?)
Gallery
Historical interest
At the Aldeburgh Petty Sessions held in May 1875, the license for the Black Horse Inn, was transferred from James Chatten to William Forster.Ipswich Journal, May 1875**
A report in the Ipswich Journal, September 1879***, contained a Reference to Samuel MARJORAM at the Black Horse Inn.
In 1937 the pub is listed in Kelly's Directory as one of 220 pubs that was retailing beer that they were brewing.
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)