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Ipswich Grove Tavern
North East, 52.05656,1.16633
closed 31st August 1969
last owner/operator: Tolly Cobbold
140 St Helen's St
grid reference TM 171 445
Originally only licensed as a beerhouse. According to the Ipswich licensing records, the Grove got its full license on February 6th 1961. The building is now used as a base for the Samaritans.
It's also been listed at Curve Street (which is an older name for this part of Rope Walk).
Gallery
Waterlily 0.05 mile
Dove Street Inn 0.10 mile
Hank's Dirty 0.12 mile
County 0.20 mile
Duke 0.24 mile
Spread Eagle 0.30 mileHistorical interest
Miss Mary Anne Thurston kept the Grove Tavern in St Helens Street where George Bailey tried passing a counterfeit silver shilling in payment for a pint of mild beer. A search of his cottage in Regent Street revealed 136 counterfeit coins in various stages of production, cyanide of silver, acetate of sulphur and a galvanic battery. Bailey pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 5 years penal servitude.Bury & Norwich Post, March 24th 1863**
Hannah Tamplin is listed at the Grove Tavern in the Cobbolds & co Tenant rent book at £12pa from Jun 1897 to Jun 1899 (Suffolk Archives doc ref HA231/5/3)
William Mason is listed at the Grove Tavern in the Cobbolds & co Tenant rent book at £20pa from Jun 1899 to Jun 1906 (Suffolk Archives doc ref HA231/5/3)…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
Closure date from Ipswich licensing records.
(detailed information by Chris Stanton)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
