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Stoke by Clare George
West, 52.06293,0.53912
closed 1918
The St
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
Lion 0.02 mile
Swan 2.0 miles
Cock 2.1 miles
Globe 2.2 miles
Plough 2.5 milesHistorical 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**
Inquisition taken by John Weyman, gent & coroner of Bury, at Stoke by Clare on the body of Joseph Orbell, an ostler at George Inn who was killed by a kick received from a horse, owned by one of the guests at the inn, Verdict: Accidental death. Suffolk Chronicle, 3 May 1817
Stoke-by-Clare : The GeorgeSituated 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…
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)
(***Original source of documentation transcribed by Graham Nunn)
