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Lidgate Royal Oak
Lidgate Royal Oak
also traded as Oak, White Hart
South West, 52.18902,0.52385
Closed: between 1840 and 1920
The St
grid reference TL 726 575
It's shown on this old OS map from about the end of the 19th century. interactive map
Now called Oak House, the building dates from the 17th century. It appears on the 1885 OS map as the White Hart and appears to have traded under that name roughly between 1871 and the late-1880s.
Gallery
Nearby Suffolk pubs
Historical interest
The Royal Oak was not found in 1871 and 1881 censuses, although a White Hart was present at this time.
Auction of the remaining portion of the country public houses of the late Mr BRADDOCK (a brewer in BSE) including the Oak at Lidgate.Ipswich Journal, October 17th 1868**
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.