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listed building grade II
last updated Jan 23rd, 2022.
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Bury St Edmunds Six Bells
East, 52.24376,0.71638
closed 1885
Crown St
grid reference TL 855 640
Some sources suggest this commercial inn and posting house was in the building at the corner of Angel Hill and Chequer Square (with frontage to the square), however the 1885 OS town plan makes it clear that it was actually slightly to the north of this building, with frontage to Angel Hill.
In the late 18th and early 19th century this was a notable family coaching inn and posting house including the "New Accommodation Light Pair Horse Coach" which in 1823 set out from here daily at 8am and guaranteed to get to Norwich in 6 hours.
The inn has also been listed at 36 Churchgate Street.
Gallery
Queen's Bar & Grill 0.04 mile
One Bull 0.13 mile
Masons' Arms 0.14 mile
Dog & Partridge 0.14 mile
Nutshell 0.18 mile
Corn Exchange bar 0.19 mileHistorical interest
A reference appears in the Ipswich Journal, 27 Aug 1743***, to Mr Philip Winterflood at the Six Bells in Bury St Edmunds.
George Mills, lately removed from the Saracen's Head, in the Guildhall Street, to that ancient, commodious Inn call'd the Six Bells, Bury St Edmunds.Ipswich Journal, 12 Oct 1765***
George Mills has fitted up the Six Bells in Bury St Edmunds in a genteel manner, with new Beds, new Furniture, etc.Ipswich Journal, 8 Mar 1766***
To be lett, the Six Bells in Bury St Edmunds, now in the Occupation of George Mills - NOTE: The following week's paper confirmed that he had assigned over all his Estate and Possessions.Ipswich Journal, 4 Apr 1772***
To be lett, the Six Bells in Bury St…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)
(some information from Old inns of Suffolk by Leonard P Thompson)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
