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Ipswich Ivy Leaf
Ipswich Ivy Leaf
also traded as Bantam Cock Inn
52.05889,1.14972
closed 1933
54 Westgate St
grid reference TM 160 447 (approximate location)
Between 1881-85 it was called the Bantam Cock.
There is some confusion about the location of this pub, as we have two conflicting descriptions.
According to the Borough Police licensed premises register, a bobby on beat number one would have walked past the Crown & Anchor, then the Gladstone, the Ivy Leaf, the Victoria (now Manning's) and finally the Golden Lion.
However, the 1909 Ipswich Rates book shows it about four doors west of the Feathers, which stood on the corner with Lady Lane, which doesn't seem to fit with the beat book. The reported number (54 Westgate Street) seems to fit better with the Rates book. Perhaps the license moved between two buildings in between?
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(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)