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In the light of the government announcement of March 20th, all pubs are now closed until further notice.
A number of pubs are providing takeaway food and/or drinks during the Covid-19 lockdown. Some offer deliveries, while others are selling from the premises. This page lists details of those we know about.
If you can give any of our pubs some support through these terrible times by buying some takeaway food or drink, please do so. Our pubs need as much support of possible if they're going to still be there for us when the crisis is over.
Ipswich May Bush Inn
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated Feb 8th, 2020.
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Ipswich May Bush Inn
closed 23rd May 1965.
last owner/operator: Tolly Cobbold
43-45 St Helen's St
grid reference TM 169 445
The old May Bush was, for some time, a railwaymen's social club, after a long period as the RAFA club. When seen in May 2019 it was apparently undergoing conversion to something else.
The pub is shown (though not named) on this old OS map from about the end of the 19th century. larger map
Gallery
County of Suffolk 0.04 mile
Hank's Pub & Food 0.05 mile
Dove Street Inn 0.07 mile
Waterlily 0.11 mile
Salutation 0.16 mile
Spread Eagle 0.16 mileHistorical interest
Auction of the useful furniture of the late Mrs Samuel BERRY of the Maybush, St Helen's Street, Ipswich.Ipswich Journal, May 3rd 1884**
Died on the 12th Mr Samuel Berry, auctioneer, valuer, and landlord of the May Bush Tavern, aged 71.Ipswich Journal** (date unknown)
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
