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Carlton Colville Ship
Carlton Colville Ship
North, 52.45571,1.68603
Closed: 1957?
Ship Corner
grid reference TM 505 905
The Ship can be seen on this OS map from 1884. Note the Crown also visible on the map.
The building dates from the 18th century.
It's listed in the 1910 Rate book as "Old Ship". Whether this means it was called the Old Ship or because by then it had closed is uncertain. It can be seen on OS maps at least as late as 1901 (when it's just marked as an un-named inn), so evidently closed after that. It hasn't been found on any later maps, though as these also fail to show the Crown, this doesn't help us identify a closure date.
1957 has been quoted as the closure date in local media, though the provenance of that is unknown.
The building was put up for auction in February 2024 and described as a "Former public house in prominent position on the edge of Oulton Broad. The building is derelict and is need of complete restoration." Photographs on the auctioneers' website allowed us to finally identify the precise part of the terrace which was the pub.
Gallery
Historical interest
The Beccles Brewery was sold with a house, gardens, building plots, a hotel [Kings Head] and 32 public houses previously owned by Frederick William Farr, at the Kings Head in Beccles on 28 Apr 1852. See Suffolk Archives Ref: 559/1 - This sale included the Ship, The Street, Carlton Colville [landlord Samuel Durrant]
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)