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Pakefield Half Moon
Pakefield Half Moon
South East, 52.45404,1.73073
Closed: unknown era
Ashurst Place, London Rd South
grid reference TM 535 905
I have a letter in my possession written by my Gt Gt Grandmother's brother who referenced his Grandfather, Samuel King, who ran the Half Moon Inn at the bottom of Pakefield St, Lowestoft. I found Samuel on the 1871 census at said pub, on London Road South, Pakefield. It has come to my attention recently that the pub was a 'tea room' in the 1950s, and has since been a fish shop. I believe the exact location is called 'Ashhurst place' where there are a few terraced buildings in the middle of the street, the one on the end (a salmon-coloured building) is where the pub was supposed to have been situated.from Shannon Fuller
Gallery
Historical interest
To be sold by auction all that capital beer shop, called the Half Moon, situated next to the Turnpike Road, in Pakefield, and in full trade, now in the occupation of the proprietor, William Bird. Together with the barn, stable, and necessary outbuildings, also about 6acres 1rod of land adjoining; also two cottages belonging thereto, in the several occupations of- Haward and Thomas Frost. This desirable property is all freehold, and subject to small outgoings.Ipswich Journal, October 1845**
Landlords
1841: Thos Frost ((Farmer, Near the Mill, not shown as pub or publican, Head/38y/born Suffolk))
1841: + Sarah Frost ((Near the Mill, not shown as pub or publican, 33y/born Suffolk))
1845: Thomas Frost ((in the several occupations of - Oct**))
1851: Thomas Frost ((Vituler, London Rd., pub not named, Head/Married/44y/born Wissett))
1851: + Sarah Frost ((London Rd., pub not named, Wife/Married/41y/born Corton))
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)