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Bury St Edmunds Pickerel
Bury St Edmunds Pickerel
52.24527,0.71331
closed 1770
Buttermarket
grid reference TL 853 642 (approximate location)
According to Old inns of Suffolk by Leonard P Thompson this medieval hostelry was separated by one house from the Half Moon Inn. By 1770 it had ceased to exist and became a shop.
Historical interest
To be lett, the Pickerel, an ancient Inn, situate in the Butter-Market in Bury St Edmunds, with a Brick and Sash front, two Kitchens, two Parlours, a very good Dining-Room, Chambers for 14 or 15 Beds, two good Cellars and a Storehouse, with a convenient Brewhouse and other Conveniences suitable, and Stabling for 50 Horses. For better Encouragement, there will be no rent to pay up to Lady Day next.Ipswich Journal, November 23rd 1751***
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)