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Beccles Crown & Anchor
Beccles Crown & Anchor
Closed post-1985
7 Ballygate
grid reference TM 420 903
The Crown & Anchor was built during the 16th century. The pub appears on OS maps at least as late as 1985, so must have closed since then.
It may earlier have been the Black Swan.
It's shown (though not named) on this OS town plan of 1884.
Gallery
Historical interest
Married on the 23rd December 1879 at St. Michael's Church, Beccles, James Potter, of the Crown and Anchor Inn, Beccles to Eliza Jane Beaves, Studland, Dorsetshire.Ipswich Journal, January 1880**
At the Beccles Petty Sessions held in July 1885 the license for the Crown and Anchor, Beccles, was transferred to Robert S Norman. Ipswich Journal, July 1885**
At the Beccles Petty Session held on December 1885, a temporary license of the Crown and Anchor was granted to William Rye, late of Gressinghall.Ipswich Journal, Dec 1885**
Landlords
1839: Thos Knights
1840: Ths. Knights
1841: Thomas Knights ((Innkeeper, Head/35y/born Suffolk))
1844: Thomas Knights
1851: Robert Darkin ((Publican, Head/Married/45y/born Wretton, Norfolk))
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
