android appLowestoft Suffolk Hotel
Lowestoft Suffolk Hotel
South, 52.47463,1.75084
closed 1971
last owner/operator: Lacon's Brewery
61 London Rd North
grid reference TM 548 929
It's shown on this OS town plan from 1884 (larger map).
The Suffolk Hotel was demolished 1972 for a new development. It was originally listed as opening in 1873, but landlord entries for Suffolk are now listed from 1839.
It's listed at Southend in 1839.
In 1874 an omnibus was operating from here daily to Yarmouth departing at 9am and returning from the Barge Inn at 5pm.
In 1912 (and earlier) the hotel was listed as a family & commercial hotel (opposite the railway station).
Historically, it's been listed at London Road, Lowestoft.
Joseph Conrad 0.03 mile
Harbour Inn 0.18 mile
Notley's 0.20 mile
Fisherman's Wharf 0.21 mile
Slounge 0.23 mile
Sir Toby's Beers 0.24 mileHistorical interest
On Thursday morning, as Mr William Harvey, smack owner, and Mr Clark, son of the proprietor of the Suffolk Hotel, were proceeding along London Road in Lowestoft in a gig, the pony shied, and ran a cart wheel up the kerb, thereby throwing both men out. Clarke sustained no injury but Mr Harvey broke at least one rib. The paper added, 'Mr Harvey is a heavy person and it is lucky he did not fall on his head.' Ipswich Journal, April 1870**
The Old Suffolk Hotel: This formerly much frequented and excellently conducted place of resort has just been disposed of by Messrs…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** 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.
