Ipswich Britannia Inn
last updated May 11th, 2022.
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Ipswich Britannia Inn
West, 52.05103,1.15598
closed 5th May 1966
last owner/operator: tollemache
5 Great Whip St
grid reference TM 164 438
Originally only licensed as a beerhouse, the Ipswich licensing records show that the Britannia Inn got its full license on March 28th, 1960.
After closure it was used for many years by Bolenda Engineering. The building was demolished late in 2011.
Gallery
Silver Star 0.07 mile
Steamboat Tavern 0.19 mile
Isaacs 0.24 mile
Thomas Wolsey 0.25 mile
Briarbank 0.26 mile
Lord Nelson 0.27 mileHistorical interest
At the Ipswich Petty Sessions held in April 1885, the license for the Britannia, Great Whip Street, was transferred from James Bailey to James Catchpole. Ipswich Journal, Apr 1885**
At the Ipswich Petty Sessions of June 1885, the license for the Britannia, Great Whip Street, was transferred from James Catchpole to James Sudbury Garrard. Ipswich Journal, June 1885**
In 1937 the pub is listed in Kelly's Directory as one of 220 pubs that was retailing beer that they were brewing.
Landlords
1855: Chas. Fulbrook Palmer ((picture dealer))
1861: Joseph M Last ((Publican, Head/Married/47y/born Warnham))
1869: John Minter ((Beer retailer, pub not named) (15 Great Whip st, Stoke))
1871: John Minter ((Beerhouse Keeper, Head/Married/57y/born Ipswich))
1875: William Lambert ((the license for the Britannia, Great Whip Street, was transferred from James Hall - Nov**))
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
