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last updated Aug 16th, 2021.
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Lakenheath Anchor
North East, 52.41688,0.51706
Closed: between 1966 and 1976?
14? Anchor La
grid reference TL 712 828
Shown here on the 1905 OS map.
The pub is shown on OS maps as late as 1966 but seems to have gone by the 1976 sheet (and subsequent issues) so presumably closed between those dates.
It was reported at 12 Anchor Lane in the 1871 & 1881 censuses.
Gallery
Brewer's Tap 0.06 mile
Bird in Hand 3.5 miles
King's Head 3.6 miles
Flintknappers 5.0 miles
Half Moon 5.0 miles
Ram 5.1 milesHistorical interest
W.W.WICKES Esq. proprietor of the Thetford Brewery (is auctioning) 10 public houses including:
The Anchor, Lakenheath, occupied by Mrs HORREXIpswich Journal, May 25th 1855**
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)
(old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
