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Ipswich Fountain

Ipswich Fountain

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closed 1955

75 Myrtle Rd

grid reference TM 172 436

This beerhouse, long demolished, used to stand on the corner of Holywells Road and Myrtle Road; probably where the roundabout is now.

An earlier inn of this name is recorded as having stood "in St. Nicholas parish", but it was long gone by 1888 when it was mentioned in the proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and Natural History. [Myrtle Road is in St Clement's parish].

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Other nearby Suffolk pubs

Other nearby Suffolk pubs

Other nearby Suffolk pubs

•    Cult Café Bar 0.19 mile
•    Gardener's Arms 0.19 mile
•    Steamboat Tavern 0.33 mile
•    Margaret Catchpole 0.34 mile
•    Isaacs 0.38 mile
•    Briarbank 0.39 mile
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Historical interest

Historical interest

Historical interest

The case against Simon Sheppard, landlord of the Fountain Inn, Myrtle Road, of serving beer during prohibited hours, was dismissed when he proved that the men in his yard were there to collect peas and beans, and the mugs containing beer that sat on the tables were those left over from the night before. Ipswich Journal, July 1875**

Landlords

Landlords

Landlords

1811: Joseph Chamberlain (Thanks to Marcus Bateman for this information)

1869: John Sheppard ((Beer retailer, pub not named) (& market gardener) (New Fountains))

1871: Simon Sheppard ((Gardner/56y/Hemingstone))

1871: + Maria Sheppard ((Wife/57y/Stradbroke))

1871: + Charles Sheppard ((Son/Gardner/20y/Coddenham))

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