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Bury St Edmunds Spread Eagle

Bury St Edmunds Spread Eagle

East, 52.23913,0.70408

Cask Ale is sold here.

(A143) Out Westgate (A143), IP33 2DE

grid reference TL 847 635

opened 1837

owner/operator: Greene King

Contact:telephone(01284) 754523telephoneemailEmailwebsiteWebsiteFacebookFacebook

Town pub with a "country atmosphere". Patio area; no food Sun eve.

There's a 10% discount on Real Ales for Camra members.

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Historical interest

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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)

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