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In the light of the government announcement of March 20th, all pubs are now closed until further notice.
Some of them may well still be offering a takeaway beer service and some others will also be selling food takeaways, perhaps even with delivery. 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.
Bury St Edmunds Edmundo Lounge
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Bury St Edmunds is West Suffolk
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated Mar 2nd, 2020.
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Bury St Edmunds Edmundo Lounge
formerly Griffin
Premises are licensed, but not classed as a pub.
This category includes restaurants, hotels, etc where it's possible that drinks can only be had with a meal, for example. It also includes places like wine bars, that serve no beer of any kind on tap.
28 Cornhill, IP33 1DY
grid reference TL 852 644
A Café bar which opened (we think) in 2017 in the former Griffin (closed 1982) building.
Not yet surveyed, but on the evidence of the website, it appears that only keg beers are available.
Facilities
Railway station about 0.5 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Bury St Edmunds: 0.5 miles (0.8km)
Karooze 0.03 mile
Grapes 0.03 mile
Tavern at St. John's 0.03 mile
Gym 0.05 mile
King's Arms 0.11 mile
Corn Exchange bar 0.13 mileHistorical interest
Edward Lee, from the Old White Hart, Mildenhall, has taken the Griffin Inn in Bury, late in the occupation of Henry Wynlock, deceased.Ipswich Journal, 27 Feb 1779***
Site occupied until the early 2010s by 'The Officer's Club' shop. (location information from Stuart Palmer) After standing empty for a couple of years, it was renovated in 2015 and now houses a café. It's shown here on an old OS map from about the end of the 19th century. larger map
The building dates from the early 18th century, with a 19th century frontage.
In the June/July 1981 edition of Last Orders*** it was reported that a CAMRA Regional meeting was held at the public house - thanks to landlord Colin Ridett.
In the December 1982 edition of Last Orders*** it was reported that the Griffin (Tolly) had closed.…
Landlords
Footnote
A griffin is a fabulous monster - half eagle and half lion - popular in heraldry and often spelt griffon or gryphon.
(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 Bob Mitchell)
(*** Last Orders is a free local newsletter - published by Suffolk CAMRA members since 1978)
