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Sudbury Swan
Sudbury Swan
also traded as Suffolk hotel
Closed about 1844
Market Hill
grid reference TL 873 413 (approximate location)
The Swan is known to have been open between at least 1761 and 1838, when it was mentioned in reports in both the Ipswich Journal and the Bury & Norwich Post** as follows:
This day (January 6th) Thomas Fonnereau and John Henniker, approved for representing the Borough of Sudbury in the ensuing Parliament were met a mile or two out of the town by the Mayor and Aldermen and a great number of gentlemen and freemen who ushered them unto the Town hall amid a great concourse of people, an elegant entertainment was provided for the company at the Swan Inn and the whole day was spent in great harmony and good humour, drinking many loyal jovial toasts.Ipswich Journal, January 10th 1761
A most awful instance of sudden death occured at Sudbury on Thursday last, Mr E.Allen of Ballingdon Grove, a merchant…
Black Boy 0.04 mile
White Horse 0.07 mile
Gainsborough 0.08 mile
Comfortable Cow 0.11 mile
Weaver's Tap 0.11 mile
Wagon 0.15 mileHistorical interest
Died on the 3rd May 1835, after a long affliction, aged 63, Sarah, wife of Mr Archer of the Swan Inn, Sudbury.Ipswich Journal, May 1835**
In consequence of the death of the recent tenant, the late Mr James PLEASANTS, the Swan Inn, Sudbury is to be let.Ipswich Journal, May 25th & 28th 1842*
Mr EAST, has taken the Suffolk Hotel & Commercial Inn, formerly known as the Swan Inn, Sudbury.Ipswich Journal, January 24th 1844*
Landlords
1751: Seth Bull ((the Swan Inn, in the Market-Place - 06 Apr***))
1758: Seth Bull ((at the Swan, Sudbury - 21 Jan***))
1766: Seth Bull ((at the Swan Inn, Sudbury - 13 Sep***))
1777: Seth Bull ((at the Swan Sudbury - 29 Nov***))
1795: John Haycroft
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(* reports reproduced with kind permission from Foxearth & District Local History Society)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
