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Ipswich Bull
listed building grade II
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated May 28th, 2020.
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Ipswich Bull
also traded as Bulls Head
closed 30th September 1961
last owner/operator: Cobbold's
35 Key St
grid reference TM 166 441
This old pub is now a mix of retail and residential use.
The timber frame of the building dates from the 16th century, though the brick fronting is from the 19th. It was one of Ipswich's most ancient inns; one of only 24 listed in a town assessment of 1689.
A Zeppelin airship destroyed part of the roof on 31st March 1916 and demolished an adjoining cottage killing one man.
These premises were listed in the 1844 White's Suffolk Trades Directory with carriers operating from the inn to Debenham, Gislingham, Halesworth & Stradbroke. Carriers continued to operate from here until the 1920s.
It's also listed at Common Quay, John Street and Quay.…
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Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Isaacs 0.09 mile
Briarbank 0.09 mile
Lord Nelson 0.10 mile
Spread Eagle 0.16 mile
Shamrock 0.23 mile
Silver Star 0.25 mileLandlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
Closure date from Ipswich licensing records.
(information from Dudley Diaper)
(detailed information from Old inns of Suffolk by Leonard P Thompson)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
