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Hacheston Queen's Head
Hacheston Queen's Head
North East, 52.18266,1.37508
Closed: between 1920 and 1970
The St
grid reference TM 308 591
It's shown on this old OS map from about the end of the 19th century. interactive map
The old Queen's Head is now residential.
The current building dates from the early 17th century; it was built on the site of an earlier medieval house.
Interestingly, a change of use request to convert the house back to a pub was lodged in August 1990. Sadly it was later withdrawn.
Gallery
Historical interest
Sale by Auction of the Estate of the Bankrupt, John Sheldrake of Framlingham: part of Lot 2 The Interest and Terms of Years subsisting in Leases made to the Bankrupt for the following Drawing-House : the Queen's Head at Hatcheston, in the Occupation of William Partridge, with two Pieces of Land.Ipswich Journal, June 4th 1768***
The Queen's Head was bought by Edward Barthrop, of Barthrop Brewery in 1819.
According to the Ipswich Journal on 27th March 1819, an auction of the Queens Head Inn was held at the Golden Lion Inn in Ipswich (on 17th April 1819). The article stated that the Queens Head Inn was then up for sale with two acres of land…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
Historical information from William Bryant
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.