android appIpswich Royal Oak
listed building grade I
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last updated Jan 10th, 2022.
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Ipswich Royal Oak
also traded as Oak Inn
South East, 52.05842,1.15619
Closed: late 1882
opened before 1830, possibly before 1735
7 Northgate St
grid reference TM 164 447
It's shown on this OS town plan from about 1880 (larger map).
A timber-framed building at the junction of Northgate Street and Oak Lane, which is now used for offices.
This was one of three pubs of this name that have existed in the town, the others being on Tavern Street and Felixstowe Road (which itself closed early in 2014).
There is some uncertainty about when this particular inn opened, as it isn't clear which historical records relate to this and which to the Tavern Street inn. However, we do have this document:…
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Halberd 0.05 mile
Yates 0.06 mile
Rep 0.07 mile
Cock & Pye 0.08 mile
Cricketers 0.11 mile
Three Wise Monkeys 0.12 mileHistorical interest
On Monday night last, a Publick-House of this Town (Ipswich), called the Royal Oak, and kept by Mr. Joseph Colman, was broke open and robbed of a Box containing Money, and Writings belonging to a Society-Club held there.Ipswich Journal, December 8th 1770***
To be let and entered upon immediately, the Royal Oak Inn, situated in Upper Brook Street, in the parish of St Mary Tower, Ipswich. For particulars apply to Messrs…
Landlords
(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)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
