Bury St Edmunds Castle
Bury St Edmunds Castle
52.24438,0.71568
closed 1557
opened 15th century
Angel Hill
grid reference TL 854 641 (approximate location)
The Castle has been demolished.
Dates back to at least 1418 when it was referred to as the Castell in a document. Bought in 1553 by William Tassell (from Nicholas Platt) who in 1557 gave both the Castle and the adjacent Angel to the Guildhall Feoffees (a public body whose function was to administer local charities). Soon after the Feoffees joined the businesses under a single sign - the Angel.Old Inns of Suffolk, Leonard P Thompson
Queen's Bar & Grill 0.07 mile
One Bull 0.09 mile
Masons' Arms 0.13 mile
Nutshell 0.13 mile
King's Arms 0.14 mile
Nethergate Bury St. Edmunds 0.14 mileHistorical interest
To be lett, the Castle in Bury St. Edmunds, eligible situated for both markets, and late in the occupation of Mr. John Appleton, deceased. Re-advertised†on 16th September†with enquiries to Henry Leech of Bury.Ipswich Journal, 29 Apr 1780***
Landlords
1777: Mr. Appleton ((at the Castle Inn on the Hog-hill, Bury - 06 Sep***))
1780: Mr. John Appleton, deceased ((the Castle in Bury St. Edmunds - 29 Apr***))
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
