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Felixstowe Little Ships
Felixstowe Little Ships
also traded as Pier Hotel, Beehive
closed 1990
opened about 1883
dockside
grid reference TM 281 329
The Little Ships burnt down one night.
When the Pier Hotel became the Little Ships isn't certain, but it's clear from the 1910 Felixstowe Rate Book that it was the Pier Hotel in 1910 and changed some time during the duration of the book (early or mid 1930s).
Originally the Pier Hotel. This was built by Colonel George Tomline in 1883, whilst he was engaged in developing the then much smaller dock that opened in the Summer of 1886. By 1969 the Little Ships formed just a part of the large building - comprising a large public bar, a smaller room, and a cocktail bar - the remainder of the building was then used for offices.Inns of the Suffolk Coast, Leonard P Thompson, 1969
The dock basin was dug out by hand between 1882-86 and the hotel was built adjacent to it at that time. …
Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Dolphin 0.75 mile
Dooley 0.80 mile
Copa's 0.90 mile
Felsto Arms 1.16 miles
Owl & the Pussycat 1.23 miles
Boardwalk 1.34 milesHistorical interest
The Railway Workers Supper was held at the Pier Hotel with the meal provided by the host, Moss. The evening was spent with songs and raising toasts.Ipswich Journal, January 1895**
Landlords
1879: James Barnes ((Pier Hotel, The Pier, Felixstowe))
1881: Mary Thomas ((House Keeper, Pier Hotel, Walton - not publican, Head/Widow/38y/born Penzance, Cornwall))
1888: George Curtis ((Pier hotel))
1891: Mrs Wilkinson ((pier hotel) (victullar) (walton))
1892: Joseph William Moss
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic book information from Bob Mitchell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
