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listed building grade II
last updated Nov 29th, 2023.
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Denston Plumbers' Arms
South East, 52.15761,0.56865
Closed: some time between 1997 and 2007.
opened about 1720
Wickham St, CB8 8PB
grid reference TL 758 541
It's shown on this old OS map from about 1902 (interactive map)
Closed and on the market when visited in June 2007.
In August 2015 it was noted that planning permission for residential conversion has been lodged. It appears that work on the building has already begun in advance of the permission being granted.
According to the Listed Buildings Register, the building dates from the early 19th century. So if the suggested opening date of about 1720 is correct, there must have been another building which preceded the current one.
Owner/operator: Greene King
C18th pub, at one time the stopping place for horse drawn traffic between Bury and Haverhill. Fresh baked bread and good beer are the specialities of the pub. Booking advisable for eve meals.
Beers: Greene King XX Mild, IPA, Rayments Special, AbbotCAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Gallery
Greyhound 1.27 miles
Cherry Tree 1.87 miles
Compasses 2.2 miles
Queen's Head 2.6 miles
Three Ways 2.7 miles
Plough 3.0 milesHistorical interest
Closed and on the market when visited in June 2007.
For many years, the Plumbers Arms had to be kept as a pub and was not allowed to be changed into a private house after both a Planning Application and subsequent Appeals - supported by local CAMRA submissions and St Edmundsbury council - have been dismissed by the Planning Inspector (May 2009). Unfortunately though, the building was just left to decay with no apparent effort at maintaining it visible. Unfortunately this tactic seems to have worked, as it's subsequently been converted to residential use.
The building dates from the early 19th century.
At one time a commercial inn & posting house & a popular stopping point for traffic between Bury St Eds & Haverhill.…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** report reproduced with kind permission from Foxearth & District Local History Society)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
