android appIpswich Royal Standard
Ipswich Royal Standard
also traded as Worlds End?
52.05731,1.14811
closed 29th July 1959
last owner/operator: tollemache
20 The Mount
grid reference TM 159 445
Located close to the junction with Lady lane.
The pub has also been reported at St George's Street.
The Mount ran roughly from what's now the east end of Handford Road through to the junction of Elm Street and Black Horse Lane.
The Royal Standard was closed as a result of a compulsory purchase order by the council. It was subsequently demolished as part of the Civic drive road development.
Black Horse 0.06 mile
Arcade Street Tavern 0.15 mile
Swan & Hedgehog 0.17 mile
Manning's 0.18 mile
St Jude's Brewery Tavern 0.20 mile
Falcon 0.21 mileHistorical interest
Everett was accused of raping Emma Jane Currey his wife's niece. As there was no evidence of violence the case was dismissed.Ipswich Journal, February 13th 1883** (when George Everett was the landlord)
A Christmas club was formed at the Standard but the Secretary of the club, Samuel Tillet, embezelled the funds.Ipswich Journal, February 13th 1883**
James Bumstead, landlord of the Royal Standard, was charged with two others of provoking one another to commit an act of violence outside the Ostrich Inn at Wherstead. The case against Bumstead was dismissed.Ipswich Journal, September 29th 1900**
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
Closure date from Ipswich licensing records.
(census information from Dudley Diaper)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
