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Horham Dragon

Horham Dragon

also traded as Green Dragon

North East, 52.30473,1.24148

closed 1966

The St

grid reference TM 210 723

The pub is shown on this old OS map from about the end of the 19th century. interactive map

old OS map

The Dragon was listed as the Green Dragon in 1844 & 1855. Now called Dragon House, the building is believed to date from about 1525, though the façade dates from about 1920.

The pub was very popular with US airmen during World War Two. According to the mid-2010s owner, speaking to Lesley Dolphin on BBC Radio Suffolk, many of them still knock on the door asking for a nostalgic look round.

Map

map

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Historical interest

Historical interest

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Landlords

Landlords

Footnote

The green dragon may be a reference to the Earl of Pembroke and appears on their coat of arms. William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk was an important medieval English soldier and commander in the Hundred Years' War and later Lord Chamberlain of England. He was created Earl of Pembroke in 1447 and Duke of Suffolk in 1448.

(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)

(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)

(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)

(** information from Stuart Ansell)

(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)

Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.

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