Stoke by Clare Six Bells
last updated Jan 27th, 2023.
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Stoke by Clare Six Bells
South East, 52.06556,0.5398
Closed: between 1901 and 1924?
The Green
grid reference TL 741 438
It's shown (though not named) on this old OS map of the 1890s. interactive map
The Six Bells is known to date back at least to 1792, when the Bury & Norwich Post reported it was for sale. It appears on the 1898 OS map but not on the 1924 sheet, so presumably closed between 1901 (the last directory entry found so far) and 1924.
Gallery
Lion 0.19 mile
Swan 1.93 miles
Bell 2.00 miles
Clumsy Cock 2.0 miles
Globe 2.0 milesHistorical interest
John Kemp, innkeeper of Stoke by Clare has signed over his effects to John Baker of Chilton street or Samuel king of Ipswich, a brandy merchant, for the benefits of his creditors… creditors are now requested to meet at his house on Tue 25 Nov.Ipswich Journal, 1 Nov 1794
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)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
