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listed building grade II
last updated Jan 9th, 2022.
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Bury St Edmunds Swan Inn
West, 52.25019,0.71615
closed 1917
opened pre-1791
96 Northgate St
grid reference TL 855 648
The pub is shown on this OS town plan from about 1850 (larger map).
The correct location of the Swan Inn has been confirmed on the 1885 OS map at the Bury Record Office.
The Listed Buildings Register claims that number 11 Northgate Street was the Swan, but the OS map contradicts this. We take the OS map as more likely to be correct, as the register has been known to be wildly inaccurate where pubs are concerned.
The pub has also been reported at 72 Northgate Street in 1830, at Wells Street (1839) and at 85, 91, 92 and 96 Northgate Street.
Gallery
Old Cannon Brewery 0.06 mile
Beerhouse 0.17 mile
Bushel 0.21 mile
Linden Tree 0.21 mile
Secret Distillery 0.26 mile
King's Arms 0.28 mileHistorical interest
John Short is removed from the Queen's-Head in East Harlingen, Norfolk to the Swan Inn, Bury St Edmunds.Ipswich Journal, April 20th 1745***
The Swan, Northgate St, Bury St Edmunds - Sale of Mr Jervis COE's complete & capital plant of brewing on 31.12.1801 - He retires from the said inn on consequence of not agreeing to sell common brewers beer.Ipswich Journal, December 23rd 1801***
On 28 Oct 1841, after a severe illness, died Mr George Wiseman, Cooper, aged 31, eldest son of Mr WISEMAN, formerly of the Swan Inn, Bury.Ipswich Journal, October 3rd 1841***
Died on 3 Nov 1865, at the Swan Inn, Bury St. Edmund’s, aged 56y, Robert Adkin. Ipswich Journal, Nov 1865**
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.
