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In the light of the government announcement of March 20th, all pubs are now closed until further notice.
However, a number of pubs are providing takeaway food and/or drinks during the lockdown. Some offer deliveries, while others are selling from the premises. This page lists details of those we know about.
If you can give any of our pubs some support through these terrible times by buying some takeaway food or drink, please do so. Our pubs need as much support of possible if they're going to still be there for us when the crisis is over.
Bungay Duke's Bridge
CAMRA North-East Suffolk branch.
last updated Feb 8th, 2020.
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Bungay Duke's Bridge
also traded as Bridge Inn
Closed between 1925 and the early 1930s.
Beccles Rd
grid reference TM 344 894
This inn is also listed at Duke's Bridge. The building is shown as Dukesbridge House (not marked as a pub or beerhouse) right back as far as available OS maps go (1885)), which does look somewhat pub-like.
The 1909 town Rates book has an entry in Beccles Road for "Late the Duke", which seems as if it refers to this. The entry implies that the pub closed some time between 1909 and about 1930, as the book was in use for roughly that period. Since we have directory entries up to 1925, that would seem to narrow the closure date down.
Gallery
Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Fleece Inn 0.51 mile
Chequers 0.51 mile
Three Tuns 0.54 mile
Castle Inn 0.61 mile
Green Dragon 0.66 mileHistorical interest
To be sold by auction, by the instructions from the Executors of the late Mr George Brighton, the desirable freehold public house, known as the Duke's Bridge, Beccles Road, Bungay, with sheds, stable, outbuildings, garden, and an enclosure of luxuriant meadow land adjoining, let to Messrs. Bullard and Sons, on lease, expiring at Michaelmas, 1887, at a rental of £32 a year; also with 5 cottages and gardens adjoining.Ipswich Journal, May 1885**
(The properties were sold to a Mr Brighton for £550)
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
