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Beccles White Lion
listed building grade II
CAMRA North-East Suffolk branch.
last updated May 29th, 2020.
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Beccles White Lion
also traded as White Lyon
Closed 1920-1970
opened 1774 (built)
19 Smallgate
grid reference TM 422 904
The building dates from the 18th century.
Historically the White Lion was listed as a Family & Commercial Hotel & Posting House. It may also be listed as an Inn and Excise Office.
An older pub of this name stood at 15 New Market up to about 1775.
It's shown on this old OS town plan of 1884.
Gallery
King's Head Hotel 0.06 mile
Graze at the White Horse 0.09 mile
Wine Vaults 0.11 mile
Caxton Arms 0.12 mile
Waveney House Hotel 0.13 mile
Oakfired at Royal Oak 0.22 mileHistorical interest
William Cottingham that now keeps the White Lyon in Beccles, is to take the Angel Tavern in the Market-Place, at Yarmouth, at Lady Day next.Ipswich Journal, January 6th 1750***
(On February 3rd the White Lyon was advertised "to be lett by Robert le Grys, Beccles")
A reference appears in the Ipswich Journal, March 7th 1752***, to William Gledhill at the White Lyon, Beccles (On 30th September 1752, all of his Household Furniture and Stock of Goods was put up for sale).
Simon Clark is removed from the Swan Inn, Harleston to the White Lyon in Beccles.Ipswich Journal, November 11th 1752***
To be lett, a Post-Chariot from the White Lion Inn, Beccles by Mattias Otley.Ipswich Journal, August 18th 1764***
Matthias Otley has determined to quit the White Lion in Beccles at Michaelmas next and the House is…
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 Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
