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last updated Aug 16th, 2021.
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Stowmarket Staff of Life
West, 52.18975,0.99721
closed 1911
opened about 1836
26 Stowupland St
grid reference TM 049 588
The Staff of Life may have been a shop before becoming a beer house.
The pub was owned by John Cobbold, the Ipswich brewer, from 1836-49. Thomas Prentice & Co owned it from 1887-1907.
It was converted to residential use after closure.
Gallery
Royal William 0.06 mile
Pickerel 0.07 mile
Stag 0.09 mile
Mill Bar & Grill 0.10 mile
Queen's Head 0.11 mile
Little Wellington 0.18 mileHistorical interest
Mr Eugene WELLS, bought the Staff of Life Beerhouse in Stowupland (st?) for £360.Ipswich Journal, March 22nd 1887**(sale of pubs after closure of the brewery at Bacton)
Owned by Charringtons in 1911 after closure.
Landlords
Footnote
Bread is said to be the staff of life - thanks to Edward Edwards (early 1880s traveller) a lump of cheese and jug of beer may also be depicted together with the loaf!
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(detailed information from Neil Langridge - and also Brian Southgate - see their book "Stowmarket, Combs and Stowupland Pubs" published by Polstead Press in 2009)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
