Sudbury Rose & Crown
last updated Jul 16th, 2024.
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Sudbury Rose & Crown
also traded as Crown
North, 52.03842,0.73146
closed 1922
opened 16th century
22 King St
grid reference TL 874 413
The hotel is on the OS town plan from 1881 (larger map).
This former Inn and Posting House was destroyed by a fire on January 1st 1922.
The inn is also reported as being at Market Hill. In the 16th century this inn (then called the Crown) formed three sides around a great courtyard and was frequently used for mayoral banquets.
It was also reported at 38 King Street from at least 1871 until at least 1916.
It was formerly a Commercial Hotel & Posting House and billiard rooms.
Gallery
White Horse 0.08 mile
Cow 0.08 mile
Weaver's Tap 0.11 mile
Brewery Tap 0.17 mile
Grover & Allen 0.17 mile
Wagon 0.18 mileHistorical interest
Sudbury Stage Coach to London in one day begins on 23 April: sets out from the Rose and Crown Inn, Sudbury on every Mon-Wed and Fri to the Spread Eagle in Grace Street, London and returning every Tue, Thu and Sat to the place aforesaid at 9s a passenger, to be allowed 30lbs weight and above at 1s per score. N.B. Passengers to be taken up at the Bell, Hedingham-Green Man at Gosfield and the White Hart at Bocking, performed if God permits by us Thomas Holmsted and William Woods.advertisement, Ipswich Journal, 28 Apr 1750****
To be sold, the Rose and Crown, a handsome, large and good-accustom'd Inn, situate in Sudbury, with very good Stables, and convenient Outhouses, with 22 Acres of Rich Arable and Pasture Land, and a Barn, in the Occupation of Mrs…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of the londonpublichouse.com website)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
(**** report reproduced with kind permission from Foxearth & District Local History Society)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
