Earl Soham Falcon
listed building grade II
last updated Jan 24th, 2023.
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Earl Soham Falcon
South East, 52.22101,1.26721
closed 1998
The St (A1120), IP13 7SA
grid reference TM 232 631
It's shown here on an old OS map from about the end of the 19th century. interactive map
Now residential, the Falcon was once used as a Commercial Hotel with a quiet lounge bar.
Built late 16th/early 17th century.
Owner/operator: free
Quiet modernised lounge with fish tank
Beers: Greene King IPA, AbbotCAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Gallery
Victoria 0.18 mile
Old Mill House 1.65 miles
Bell 1.80 miles
Chequers 2.7 miles
Greyhound 3.0 miles
White Horse 4.2 milesHistorical interest
A reference appears in the Ipswich Journal*** on 6 Apr 1745 to Mr John Crane at the Falcon, in Earl-Soham, near Framlingham.
Petty session for Hundred of Loes, for the hiring and retaining of servants to be held at Falcon in Earl Soham by order of Chief constables… Dinner at 1 o clock by their humble servant Mary BlockIpswich Journal, 20 Sep 1794
Died on the 13 Aug 1865, Mr William Turtill, of the Falcon Inn, aged 40…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
