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Bury St Edmunds Chequers

Bury St Edmunds Chequers

North, 52.24745,0.70729

closed 1975

opened 1824

34 Risbygate St

grid reference TL 849 644

The pub is shown on this OS town plan of 1885.

old OS map

Demolished.

A report in the Bury & Norwich Post*** on September 16th in 1829 states that the pub was For sale with large garden, bowling green, brewhouse & stables.

My grandfather, Richard DAVISON, was a Greene King tenant of two BSE pubs, the Chequers Alehouse and the George InnTerry Worman

Also listed at 29 Risbygate in 1830 and at 40 in 1851 & 1861.

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Historical interest

Historical interest

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Landlords

Landlords

(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)

(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)

(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)

(*** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)

(**** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)

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