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Needham Market Wagon
Needham Market Wagon
also traded as Bell
North East, 52.15556,1.05006
closed 1756
opened 1544
125-127 High St
grid reference TM 087 551
The building can be traced back to 1437, and was built as a private house close to the church. St John's chapel was rebuilt in 1495 with a small bell tower, which may explain the earlier name.
Benjamin Garnham, a common carrier, lived at 127 in 1812 and may help to explain the renaming.
No further references have been found after 1756, when it was owned by Webster Adams, but may have become part of George.
The building was demolished in 1960.
(information from book "Needham Market Pubs" by Desmond and Shelagh Herring)
Historical interest
The pub was owned by John Woody in 1570 and then owned by the Roe family. John Napp owned the property from 1637 to 1653 (the last reference to the Bell).
1674 - Mr Scott bought the pub (then called the Wagon).
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(information from book "Needham Market Pubs" by Desmond and Shelagh Herring)