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listed building grade II
last updated Jan 9th, 2023.
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Bury St Edmunds Unicorn
South, 52.24865,0.72597
closed 1925
56 & 57 Eastgate St
grid reference TL 861 646
It's shown on this OS town plan of 1885 (interactive map).
The building dates from the late 15th or early 16th century.
The Unicorn is also listed variously at 51, 58, 61, 63 & 72 Eastgate Street.
Gallery
Fox Inn 0.30 mile
One Bull 0.45 mile
Old Cannon Brewery 0.48 mile
King's Arms 0.52 mile
Queen's Bar & Grill 0.57 mile
Linden Tree 0.57 mileHistorical interest
Died last week, Mrs Debenham, late of the Unicorn public house, Bury.Ipswich Journal, January 1820**
To Publicans, to be let, with immediate possession, The Unicorn Inn, Bury St Edmunds - brews their own beer, for further particulars apply at the Westgate Street Brewery, Bury St Edmunds.Ipswich Journal, October 16th 1847***
Married on 25 Nov 1875, Mr Joseph Childs to Helen Sarah, daughter of Mr T D Brown, of the Unicorn Inn, Bury. Ipswich Journal, Nov 1875**
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.
