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Combs Ford Volunteers
Combs Ford Volunteers
52.17956,0.99751
closed 1913
opened about 1861
Poplar Hill
grid reference TM 050 577 (approximate location)
The pub was owned by Catchpole & Son from 1866 until its closure in 1913.
The former Volunteers was demolished to allow an extension to the adjacent Hubbard's butchers' shop in 1980. That was itself demolished in the 1990s and has been replaced by modern housing.
Gallery
Historical interest
An advert in the The Bury and Norwich Post, Tuesday March 13th 1866****, lists this pub (and 5 cottages) as part of the sale of Stonham Brewery together with 26 other premises.
At the Stowmarket Petty Sessions held in October 1885 the license for the Volunteer Arms beer-house, Combs, was not granted to Mr Alfred Bugg on the grounds of insufficiency of character. The recorder at Ipswich had earlier that year expressed his disapprobation of the way in which Bugg had conducted the Cow and Pail in Ipswich. The applicant stated that he had their a rough class to do with but always assisted the police to the utmost of his power. He gave up that house because he did not like the class of customers. The Bench was not convinced and stood by their earlier decision. Ipswich Journal, Oct 1885**
Landlords
(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 Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
(**** historical details supplied by Neil Langridge)