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Bury St Edmunds Seven Stars
Bury St Edmunds Seven Stars
also traded as Seven Stars and Dial
South East, 52.25121,0.71461
closed 1917
opened about 1732
18 Long Brackland
grid reference TL 853 649
The pub is shown on this OS town plan of 1885 (interactive map).
The Seven Stars is listed at 60 Brackland Street in 1830, at 12 by 1881, and at 18 by 1911. It's also listed at 12a, 13 and 35 at various dates.
Gallery
Historical interest
A clockmaker moving from the Seven Stars and Dial to the Crown & Dial, at the Corner of the Hatter Street, in the Cook Row, Bury St Edmunds.Ipswich Journal, March 30th 1754***(The pub names may relate simply to their business?)
A reference appears in the Ipswich Journal, December 14th 1765***, to the Seven Stars, in the Long Bracklands, Bury St Edmunds.
Auction of property by Order of the Assignees re Mr Henry LEECH, Bankrupt, Merchant & Maltster;Lot 9, the Seven Stars Public House, situate in Long Brackland, comprising 2 parlours, kitchen, bar-room, 4 chambers, large garden & yard, wherein is a brewhouse, storehouse, stable & cow house.
The above inn is in good repair & occupied by respectable tenants (not named) at will, who are carrying on considerable trade.Ipswich Journal, March 6th 181…
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)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.