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Lowestoft Anchor of Hope
52.47736,1.75009
Closed: 1970s
150 Clapham Rd
grid reference TM 547 932 (approximate location)
The Anchor of Hope was demolished during road improvements. The 1910 Lowestoft Rate book shows it standing between 148 and 160 Clapham Road.
The pub is listed at Shuckford's Loke until at least 1874, and at Clapham Road from at least 1881.
Factory Arms 0.18 mile
Lord Nelson 0.21 mile
Volunteer 0.21 mile
Joseph Conrad 0.22 mile
Welcome 0.24 mile
Stanford Arms 0.26 mileHistorical interest
Mr E Baker had just opened his house on a Sunday evening at 6pm when Harry Fletcher came in drunk, Baker refused to serve him and he became abusive. The landlord asked Fletcher to leave but he refused and a policeman was sent for. The officer ejected the drunk who stood outside using the most obscene language just at a time when the congregation from a nearby church were passing. The Magistrates found this a most disgraceful case and fined Fletcher £1 10s including costs. Ipswich Journal, Jan 1880**
In 1937 the pub is listed in Kelly's Directory as one of 220 Suffolk pubs that were retailing beer that they were brewing.
Landlords
1871: James Roope ((Innkeeper, Anchor of Hope, Shuckford's Loke, Head/Married/44y/born Kirkley))
1871: + Mary A Roope ((Anchor of Hope, Shuckford's Loke, Wife/Married/50y/born Lowestoft))
1874: James Roope ((Beer house, Shuckfords Loke, pub not named))
1879: Edgar George Baker ((Beer retailer, Clapham Rd. North, pub not named))
1880: Mr E Baker ((Anchor of Hope - Jan**))
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
