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Bury St Edmunds Spread Eagle
opening hours
- Mon-Sun: 1100-2300
food times
- Mon-Sun: 1100-2100
guest beers
This pub serves 2 guest ales.
source: National
Local licensing authority for Bury St Edmunds is West Suffolk
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated Sep 23rd, 2020.
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Bury St Edmunds Spread Eagle
Due to current regulations, pubs can only sell drinks when accompanied by a substantial meal. This means not all pubs can reopen at present.
The pub has reopened.
Latest notified opening hours:
Mon-Sun: 1100-2200
Food times
Mon-Sun: 1100-2100
Real Ale is sold here.
(A143) (A143) Out Westgate, IP33 2DE
Town pub with a "country atmosphere". Patio area; no food Sun eve.
There's a 10% discount on Real Ales for Camra members.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
CAMRA members' discount scheme: 10% off real ales for CAMRA members
Cask Marque accredited
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Separate bar
Traditional pub games available
Railway station about 1.3 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Bury St Edmunds: 1.3 miles (2.1km)
Black Boy 0.41 mile
Oakes Barn 0.41 mile
Rose & Crown 0.43 mile
Petrus Wine bar 0.48 mile
Masons' Arms 0.49 mile
Corn Exchange bar 0.53 mileHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
An earlier pub of the same name was previously located in the Buttermarket.
Thursday last, being the day for granting annual licences to the victuallers and innkeepers of this borough (BSE), the former number of 51 were reviewed by the magistrates. There were also several applications for new licences but only 2 were granted. Namely, one for Mr Frederick CLARK, Jun. for the house at the corner of Angel Hill (formerly the Cock & Pie) and the other to Mr BUCKLE, for the beer-house called the Spread Eagle at Stamford Bridge.Ipswich Journal, September 14th 1836***
May be listed at Standford Bridge (1839) and also on Westgate Rd and at 1 West St (in 1855) and 1 Horringer rd (in 1891).…
Landlords
Footnote
The spread eagle was originally a Roman sign and later used by many countries including Austria, Germany, Russia, Spain & France. The sign is also used by many English noble families. Its popularity as an inn sign owes a lot to the fact that it was the device of Catherine of Aragon.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)
(** information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
