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Norton Horseshoes
also traded as Three Horse Shoes, Horse Shoes
North, 52.25735,0.88446
closed 1971
Great Ashfield Rd
grid reference TL 969 660
It's shown on this old OS map from about the end of the 19th century. interactive map
The Horseshoes was damaged by fire in 1971 and demolished shortly afterwards.
This photo was lent by David Bennett, the son of William Harry Bennett. The Bennetts at The Horseshoes were related to the Bennetts at The Fox and Hounds (also in Norton).
(information from David Burt)
It's called the Three Horse Shoes on the 1884 map and the Horse Shoes Inn in the 1881 & 1891 censuses.
Gallery
Dog 0.77 mile
Gardener's Arms 1.73 miles
Tavern 1.76 miles
Fox 1.80 miles
Bull 2.2 miles
White Horse 2.3 milesHistorical interest
Died at Norton on 7 Sep 1885; aged 49, Susan, wife of James Halls, landlord of the Three Horse Shoes, Norton Ipswich Journal, Sep 1885**
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1891 census information from Dudley Diaper)
old postcard from David Burt
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
