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Westhall Greyhound
Westhall Greyhound
52.37529,1.54228
Closed: 1893 or 4
opened pre-1841
last owner/operator: Rev. Richard Lacon
Mill Common
grid reference TM 412 811
It's shown on this old OS map from 1883 (interactive map).
The Greyhound closed some time between September 1893 and September 1894 (the precise date is unknown, but an approximate date has been found through licensing records). It's now Greyhound Farm (though it's possible that the farm had that name before the pub closed).
Gallery
Historical interest
To be sold by auction that old and well accustomed freehold public house, or Inn, known by the sign of the Greyhound, situated and being in Westhall, with tenement or cottage adjoining thereto, together with good stable, an excellent orchard, well planted with fruit trees, yard, garden, and other appurtenances there unto belonging, and now in tenure or occupation of John Ellis and his under tenant.Ipswich Journal, April 1815**
Robert Pinkerey, landlord of the Grey Hound Inn, Westhall, was convicted in the mitigated penalty of 1s and 7s costs for having kept his house open during the hour of Divine Service, on Sunday 17 March 1850…
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)
(** information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
Closure date from Blything licensing records.
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.