Bungay Green Dragon
listed building grade II
last updated Oct 1st, 2021.
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Bungay Green Dragon
North West, 52.45651,1.43783
Closed: about 1900
2 Bridge St
grid reference TM 336 898
The building dates from the 18th or early 19th century. A newer pub of this name is still open and has a brewery attached.
The building is now residential and called "The Old Pub".
Gallery
Three Tuns 0.03 mile
Chequers 0.04 mile
Fleece Inn 0.08 mile
Green Dragon 0.15 mile
Black Swan 4.2 milesHistorical interest
Two labourers, Algar and Plum, were found guilty of being drunk, quarrelsome and refusing to quit the Green Dragon Inn when asked to do so by the landlord, Mr J Norman. Algar had 8 previous convictions of a similar nature and was fined 20s and 7s 3d costs; Plum had 4 previous convictions and was fined 20s and 6s 3d costs. Ipswich Journal, July 1875**
Note: Harry Reeve is also reported at the British Oak from 1911 to 1922.
Landlords
Footnote
The green dragon may be a reference to the Earl of Pembroke and appears on their coat of arms. William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk was an important medieval English soldier and commander in the Hundred Years' War and later Lord Chamberlain of England. He was created Earl of Pembroke in 1447 and Duke of Suffolk in 1448. It can also be a reference to an alcoholic beverage made by leaching the leaves or stems of the cannabis plant in alcohol, most commonly gin.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
