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Bury St Edmunds Hare & Hounds
Bury St Edmunds Hare & Hounds
Closed between 1920 and 1970
opened 1783
19 - 22 Risbygate St
grid reference TL 850 644
The Hare & Hounds was demolished in 1938 to make way for a car park.
From 1760 onwards, it is listed in the Ipswich Journal as a carrier stop.
The pub is shown on this OS town plan of 1885.
Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Gym 0.08 mile
Grapes 0.11 mile
Karooze 0.11 mile
Tavern on St. John's 0.14 mile
Bushel 0.16 mile
Corn Exchange bar 0.22 mileHistorical interest
Died, aged 64, Mrs CONEY, relict of the late Mr Nathan. CONEY, formerly of the Hare & Hounds inn, Bury.Bury & Norwich Post, May 20th 1801***
Died on the 28th December 1869, at Thetford, Mrs Elizabeth Elmer, mother of Mrs Harvey, of the Hare and Hounds, Bury.Ipswich Journal, February 1870**
Landlords
1823: Richard Kemp
1830: Samuel Middleditch
1839: Samuel Middleditch
1844: Ann Middleditch
1851: Mary Middleditch ((Victualler, Head/Widow/65/born Bury))
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(various directory information courtesy of Desmond Herring)
(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)
