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In the light of the government announcement of March 20th, all pubs are now closed until further notice.
However, a number of pubs are providing takeaway food and/or drinks during the lockdown. Some offer deliveries, while others are selling from the premises. This page lists details of those we know about.
If you can give any of our pubs some support through these terrible times by buying some takeaway food or drink, please do so. Our pubs need as much support of possible if they're going to still be there for us when the crisis is over.
Clare Bear & Crown
listed building grade II*
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated Feb 8th, 2020.
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Clare Bear & Crown
also traded as Bear
Closed 1920-1970.
20 Market Hill
grid reference TL 770 453
The Suffolk Historic Buildings Group state this is one of the most important buildings in Clare. Sometimes known just as the Bear, and earlier as New Hall, this is a 16th century double gabled house built on the site of the bailey barn and woodyard, and much altered early in the 19th century when it was re-fronted.
Historically it has been listed as a family & commercial hotel & posting house.
It's shown as an un-named hotel on this old OS map from about the end of the 19th century. larger map
It was originally a trading house, probably for woollen goods. A claim has been made that it was once the town's Woolhall, but neither the deeds of the house nor other records confirm this, so at best the claim must be reckoned to be an unsubstantiated tradition…
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Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Swan 0.04 mile
Bell 0.05 mile
Cock 0.17 mile
Globe 0.20 mile
Lion 2.1 miles(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(historical detail found in Clare Book II streets
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
