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Stoke by Clare George
Stoke by Clare George
closed 1918
The Street
grid reference TL 741 435
The inn is known to date back to before 1793, when it was reported in the Bury & Norwich Post as being for sale.
Gallery
Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Historical interest
Died on the 20th July 1805, after an illness of only 24 hours, Mr Kemp, of the George Inn, Stoke by Clare.Ipswich Journal, July 1805**
Stoke-by-Clare : The George
Situated in the centre of the village, not far from railway station.
On the First Floor: 3 Rooms and a Club Room.
On the Ground Floor: Fitted Bar, Tap Room, Kitchen and Cellar.
Large Yard with folding gates; containing good Stabling, Coach-house, Pig-stye and Garden. Also an adjoining Shoemakers.
Let to Mr. Mitson who has occupied the premises for about 38 years.Details of pub premises belonging to William Ward & Son sold, along with the brewery, by auction, January 23rd 1894***. Taken from the original source of documentation at Suffolk Record Office
It was owned by the F C Christmas & Co brewery at the time of closure…
Landlords
1805: Mr Kemp ((of the George Inn, Stoke by Clare - July**))
1841: Ebenezer Wright ((Publican, pub not named, Head/33y/born Suffolk))
1844: Ebenz. Wright ((An Ebenezer Wright was landlord of the Lion in 1855))
1851: William Doe ((Innkeeper, pub not named, Head/Married/35y/born Steepel Bumstead))
1855: William Doe ((& butcher))
(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)
(***Original source of documentation transcribed by Graham Nunn)
