android appBury St Edmunds Westgate
opening hours
- Mon-Thu: 1100-2300
- Fri-Sat: 1100-0100
- Sun: 1100-2300
regular cask ales
- Greene King --seasonal-- [H]
- Greene King Abbot [H]
- Greene King IPA [H]
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Bury St Edmunds is West Suffolk
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated Nov 29th, 2023.
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Bury St Edmunds Westgate
formerly Black Boy
East, 52.24226,0.71216
Cask Ale is sold here.
69 Guildhall St, IP33 1QD
grid reference TL 852 639
opened 1683
owner/operator: Greene King
Single bar serving a large multi-area room. A small theatre upstairs was used to host occasional live performances until a few years ago.
Renamed to the West Gate by Greene King in 2021.
The building dates from the 17th century.
Facilities
Accommodation available
Evening meals
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 0.8 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Bury St Edmunds: 0.8 miles (1.3km)
Masons' Arms 0.09 mile
Rose & Crown 0.10 mile
Oakes Barn 0.12 mile
Queen's Bar & Grill 0.16 mile
Vespers 0.16 mile
Corn Exchange bar 0.18 mileHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
[Black Boy]
Owner/operator: Greene King
Handy for the town centre. Justifiably popular for its good food and beer, making it a GBG regular. Occasional live theatre upstairs.
Beer: Greene King IPA, Seasonal Ale, Abbot.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Also listed at 64 Guildhall St.
Sunday last died, Mrs Steggles. Wife of Mr Steggles, of the Black Boy Inn, Bury.Ipswich Journal, March 1820**
Wanted, as Servant, a Middle-aged Woman, with a good character, to manage a house, the family in which consists of 3. Apply to Mr HOLDEN, at the Black Boy, BSE.Ipswich Journal, October 11th***
John Pizzey was found guilty of receiving stolen malt to the value of £3 10s the property of Messrs Greene & Son…
Landlords
Footnote
Although such signs of a black boy usually today portray a quaint picture of a sweep in Dickensian costume - in the 17th cent. the fashion for negro servants e.g. pageboys was also quite common for the wealthy.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
