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Bury St Edmunds Admirals Head
52.25036,0.71334
closed 1908
56 Long Brackland
grid reference TL 853 648 (approximate location)
The Admiral's Head has been demolished.
Long Brackland used to stretch along what's now St John Street, so the pub may have been there. The building we think it was seems to have been replaced by a relatively new building.
The pub is listed at number 56 by 1888 and number 63 by 1891 (Not present numbering). In 1901 it is listed before 64 & 65 Long Brackland, Bakers Terrace and 66 & 67 Long Brackland, which suggests that it was almost opposite the Britannia, on the south side of Long Brackland.
Old Cannon Brewery 0.07 mile
Beerhouse 0.09 mile
Bushel 0.13 mile
Linden Tree 0.20 mile
Secret Distillery 0.22 mile
Grapes 0.25 mileHistorical interest
Beerhouse in Long Brackland.
A boy, Frederick Stone was forceably ejected from the pub, but returned and kicked out the windows in the door. At his trial his mother told the court "that her boy had had beer given him, and was the worse for drink". He received a seven days imprisonment.Bury & Norwich Post, July 12th 1870** (when Samuel Parsons was the landlord)
Landlords
1869: Samuel Polston ((Beer retailer, pub not named) (56 Long Brackland))
1888: Samuel Polston ((Beer retailer, 56 Long Brackland, pub not named))
1891: Samuel Polston ((Innkeeper & Farmer, Head/Married/50/born Mildenhall))
1891: Samuel Polston ((Beerhouse Keeper & cowkeeper, 56 Long Brackland, pub not named))
1900: Harry Edhouse ((Beer retailer, 63 Long Brackland, pub not named))
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(* historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
