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Ipswich Cardinal's Hat (Admiral's Hat)
Ipswich Cardinal's Hat (Admiral's Hat)
closed 31st December 1912
opened 1851 or earlier
23 Cardinal St
grid reference TM 160 442 (approximate location)
The pub's closure date is recorded in the Borough Police licensed premises register 1903-1923. The building was residential in 1932 and had been demolished by 1939.
It may also be listed at 22 or 24 Cardinal Street and in Cecilia Street.
Thomas Wolsey 0.13 mile
Falcon 0.16 mile
New York Exchange Bar 0.17 mile
Black Horse 0.19 mile
Swan & Hedgehog 0.19 mile
Arcade Street Tavern 0.20 mileHistorical interest
On Saturday evening Mr G F Catchpole, of the Cardinal’s Hat, was leading a young horse belonging to him near the railway goods station it suddenly dropped dead. This is the second young horse that Mr Catchpole has lost during the last 8 months. Ipswich Journal, June 1875**
At the Ipswich Petty Sessions held on the 18th November 1875, the license for the Cardinal’s Hat, Cardinal’s Street, was transferred from George Frederick Catchpole to George Miller.Ipswich Journal, Nov 1875**
Maria Barber (79 years) landlady of the Cardinals Hat, was aquitted of aiding and abetting her daughter Maria Osman and a E T Groom in acts of fraud. Osman and Groom had been buying articles from local tradesmen without the means of paying for them…
Landlords
1851: Sumner Reynolds ((Innkeeper, Head/Married/27y/born Bradfield))
1869: Robert Gooch ((Beer retailer, pub not named) (22 Cardinal st))
1871: John Thurlow ((Innkeeper, Head/Married/45y/born Harwich, Essex))
1874: George Frederick Catchpole ((listed as a beer house - unnammed))
1875: Mr G F Catchpole ((of the Cardinal’s Hat, Ipswich - June**))
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
