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Eye Cherry Tree
CAMRA Mid-Anglia branch.
last updated Feb 8th, 2020.
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Eye Cherry Tree
closed 25th August 1954
last owner/operator: Lacon's
17 Castle St
grid reference TM 145 737
This was one of two Lacon's pubs in Eye called "The Cherry Tree"; coincidentally they both closed within about a year of each other.
The Cherry Tree may historically be listed as a commercial hotel & posting house. It has also been found listed in Church Street in 1904.
Gallery
Queen's Head 0.12 mile
Cherry Tree 1.55 miles
Oaksmere Hotel 1.77 miles
Beaconsfield Arms 2.00 miles
Black Horse 2.5 miles
White Horse 2.7 milesHistorical interest
A report in the Ipswich Journal, June 3rd 1837** stated that Robert Koipe COBBOLD of the Eye Brewery was retiring from business & was looking to sell various Inns & Public Houses including the Cherry Tree.
Auction by the executors of the late B.C. ETHERIDGE Esq - three pubs including - The Cherry Tree, Eye in the occupation of Mr George GREEN.Ipswich Journal, June 7th 1873**
The death was announced of Frederick Self former landlord of the Eye Cherry Tree Inn (1877 to 1889), he died on the 25th February at Gislingham Bells Inn aged 51. Self had taken on the Bells at the previous Michaelmas, he had been for a long time an esteemed member of the Forester's Court "Pride of the Forrest" at Eye…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
Closure date from Eye licensing records.
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
