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East Bergholt Beehive
East Bergholt Beehive
also traded as Porter Shop
North, 51.97804,1.01638
closed 2004
B1070, CO7 6QZ
grid reference TM 072 353
Demolished for a new housing development.
The 1881 census records a Porter Shop, Hadleigh Road, which refers to this pub. The Beehive name is pencilled in as a later amendment to the 1909 Rates book, so the name must have changed after that year.
Owner/operator: Pubmaster
Busy village local close to the A12. Simple food and strong on games.
Beers: Tetley Imperial; Tolly Shooter (summer); Whitbread Flowers IPA (summer)CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Gallery
Historical interest
In 1937 the pub is listed in Kelly's Directory as one of 220 pubs that was retailing beer that they were brewing.
Landlords
1861: Henry Folkard ((Carpenter, not shown as publican, Porter Shop, Porter Shop Lane, Head/Married/28y/born East Bergholt))
1865: Henry Folkard ((Beer retailer & carpenter, pub not named))
1869: Henry Folkard ((Beer retailer, pub not named) (& carpenter))
1874: Henry Folkard ((Beerhouse keeper & joiner & overseer, pub not named))
1879: Henry Folkard ((Beer retailer & carpenter, pub not named))
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)