Woodbridge Horse & Groom
listed building grade II
last updated Jan 10th, 2022.
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Woodbridge Horse & Groom
also traded as Three Horseshoes, Horseshoes, ?Coach & Horses?
South East, 52.09056,1.31123
closed 4th April 1927
last owner/operator: Cobbold's
68 Cumberland St
grid reference TM 269 487
It's shown (though not named) on this OS town plan of 1881 (larger map).
The 1904 Woodbridge licensing records show that the Horse & Groom's license was issued in 1853. Whether this was when it was first licensed or when it got a full (ie not just beer) license isn't clear, though the latter seems more probable.
It closed in 1960, when the license was transferred to a new (un-named) pub in Sproughton (possibly the Beagle?). The building is now residential.
The building dates from the 18th century.
The 1891 census records Henry Sawyer at the Coach & Horses, Cumberland Street, which has been assumed to be an alternative name for this pub, although it could be a previously unknown pub or a mistake in the census.
Gallery
Cherry Tree 0.06 mile
King's Head 0.25 mile
Crown 0.26 mile
Bull 0.27 mile
Anchor 0.27 mile
Angel 0.27 mileHistorical interest
Died, on 1st April, 1845, after a long affliction, Miss Helen Golding, aged 45, daughter of Mr GOLDING, formerly of the Horse Shoes Inn, Woodbridge.Ipswich Journal, April 5th in 1845**
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
Licensing information from Woodbridge licensing records.
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
