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listed building grade II
last updated Jun 29th, 2022.
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Bury St Edmunds Half Moon
West, 52.24543,0.71325
Closed: 1920s
28 Buttermarket
grid reference TL 853 642
It's shown on this OS town plan of 1855.
In the early 19th century it traded as a Posting & Commercial Inn.
The inn itself was actually on High Baxter St, in the wing of the building perpendicular to the roads. The small frontage onto the Buttermarket was the building now occupied by the Cambridge Building Society.
A cinema was built in 1930s possibly in one wing of the old inn and later a bar was created to the rear of the cinema, called the Playhouse bar before finally closing in 1970s.
Gallery
Nethergate Bury St. Edmunds 0.03 mile
Nutshell 0.05 mile
Corn Exchange bar 0.06 mile
King's Arms 0.07 mile
Vespers 0.11 mile
Nightjars 0.12 mileHistorical interest
A Florist's Feast at the Half Moon Inn, Bury.Ipswich Journal, April 3rd 1742***
Whereas it has been maliciously reported that the Half Moon Inn in Bury St Edmunds has been shut up; this is to inform the Publick that the said House was never shut up, but that the business is, and will be supported by the Mistress of the House, as usual, until the said House and Goods are disposed of, which House is now to be lett, and the Goods to be sold.Ipswich Journal, January 15th 1743***
The Half Moon Inn in Bury St Edmunds being newly Rebuilt, and Furnished in a commodious Manner, late in the occupation of Mr Ambrose Allen, is now taken by Samuel Healey, from the Maid's Head in Lynn.Ipswich Journal, May 7th 1743***
A report in the Ipswich Journal*** on November 10th 1744 states that S…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
