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last updated Jan 9th, 2022.
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Stowmarket Blue Posts
North West, 52.18864,0.99704
closed 30th April 1941
opened 1878
last owner/operator: Greene King
4 Station Rd
grid reference TM 049 587
The pub is shown (though not named) on this OS town plan from about 1880 (larger map).
The Blue Posts was originally a liquor store owned by James Diaper, from about 1839. In 1861 it was sold to Thomas & Jubal Raffe who were journeymen millers and corn merchants. In 1878 the trustees for Thomas Raffe's estate applied for an on-license and then sold the premises to Alexander Clutterbuck (Stowmarket Brewery). In 1882 it was acquired by Edward Greene.
The pub only had a six day license.
The last landlord was an Alexander Davis who was there from about 1939. The license was surrendered in April 1941 and the building was used as a hospital during the World War Two. Later it became a shop selling craft and kitchen items, until about 2002 when it was converted to residential use.
There is a very old photo (circa 1863) which shows Station road decorated for the Prince Of Wales marriage that year. From the 1882 it was owned by Greene King [their Stowmarket Store being over the road, in the old Stevens brewery building]. In the 1920s The Ancient Order Of Buffaloes met there on a Thursday Evening.
Gallery
Queen's Head 0.05 mile
Mill Bar & Grill 0.10 mile
Pallet Art Bar 0.11 mile
Stag 0.11 mile
Royal William 0.13 mile
Pickerel 0.13 mileHistorical interest
Mr E. GREENE applied successfully to extend the hour of closing of the Blue Posts, Stowmarket, from 10 to 11 o'clock.Bury & Norfolk Post & Suffolk Herald, August 26th 1884**
Landlords
Footnote
Blue posts were often used as an easy means of building identification before street numbering systems became widespread in usage during the 18th cent.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(detailed information from Neil Langridge - and also Brian Southgate - see their book "Stowmarket, Combs and Stowupland Pubs" published by Polstead Press in 2009)
(some old PO information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
