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listed building grade II
last updated Jan 9th, 2022.
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Bury St Edmunds Duke of York
also traded as Ten Bells
West, 52.24179,0.71342
closed 1910
33 Whiting St
grid reference TL 853 638
The pub is shown as the Ten Bells on this OS town plan from about 1850 (larger map).
The building dates from the late 15th or early 16th century. The pub only occupied the pale green section of the building in our 2016 photograph.
The pub is also listed at 34 Whiting Street in 1844, at 13 Whiting Street in 1855 and 19 Whiting Street in 1888.
[Addresses for 13 & 19 may be errors in directories, because other pubs in the street have not been renumbered].
The pub was called the Ten bells prior to 1900 (some reports say 1894.)
Gallery
Rose & Crown 0.05 mile
Westgate 0.06 mile
Masons' Arms 0.12 mile
Dog & Partridge 0.14 mile
Queen's Bar & Grill 0.14 mile
Oakes Barn 0.17 mileHistorical interest
Two men stood accused of stealing a swan from the Bury St Edmunds Botanical Gardens. In court Whiting, landlord of the Ten Bells, stated that the 2 men entered his house one carrying a sack. Whiting soon became suspicious and asked them to leave. A little later, one of the men admitted to Thomas Lummes, landlord of the Melford Swan, that he had indeed was involved with the theft of the Swan. Both men received 4 months hard labour.Bury & Norwich Post, August 5th 1879** (when Frederick Whiting was the landlord)
Landlords
Footnote
There have been many Dukes of York - the song (Grand Old D of Y) usually refers to Frederick Augustus (1763-1827), second son of George III. He commanded the English army in Flanders in 1794-95. But the song misrepresents the facts as he was only 31, had 30,000 men and had no hills close to where he was fighting.
(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)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
