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Ipswich May Bush Inn
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. interactive map
Gallery
Historical 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)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
