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Wickham Skeith Swan
Wickham Skeith Swan
North, 52.28634,1.06309
closed 30th April 1967
last owner/operator: Lacon's
The St
grid reference TM 090 697
It's shown on this old OS map from about the end of the 19th century. interactive map
The pub was built in 15th century, and later extended.
The village hall was built in 1909 as a men's reading room, to keep them away from the Swan, though it took nearly 60 years to keep enough away from it so that it closed.
Gallery
Historical interest
Mr Charles Rose of the Wickham Swan, applied for an extra hour on 1 April 1885, the occasion of a farmers’ annual tea, his request was granted. Ipswich Journal, Mar 1885**
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
Closure date from Eye licensing records.
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.