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Ipswich Staff of Life
52.04824,1.15741
closed 12th January 1918
5-7 Hawes St
grid reference TM 165 435 (approximate location)
The Staff of Life was also reported at Purplett Street; it was probably on the corner with Hawes Street.
The closure date is recorded in the Borough Police licensed premises register 1903-1923.
Steamboat Tavern 0.09 mile
Silver Star 0.18 mile
Isaacs 0.35 mile
Briarbank 0.38 mile
Bin 93 0.39 mile
Lord Nelson 0.39 mileHistorical interest
The following valuable long leasehold and freehold houses and well secured rents will be sold by auction at the White Horse Hotel on the 24th May 1860. Twenty brick built houses in Purplett Street, St Peter's, leasehold. Also, the Staff of Life beer house and Bake Office and five other houses in the same street, leasehold. Also, seven other houses, with stables etc., on the opposite side on the same street. Leasehold.Ipswich Journal, May 1860**
Landlords
1861: Philip Poller ((Porter & Publican, Staff of Life, Purplett St., Head/Married/38/born Woolpit))
1891: Frederick Double ((Baker & Beerhouse Keeper, Staff of Life, 5&7 Hawes St., Head/Single/22/born Bury St Edmiunds))
1911: Richard Watson ((Innkeeper, 7 Hawes St., pub not named, Head/Married/39/born Suffolk))
1916: Charles Mullett ((Beer Retailer, 29 Purplett St, (corner with Hawes St.), pub not named))
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
