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Southwold Marquis of Lorne
Southwold Marquis of Lorne
also traded as Waggon and Horses
West, 52.3288,1.6758
closed 6th February 1956
2 High St
grid reference TM 505 764
It's shown (though not named) on this old OS map from about the end of the 19th century. (interactive map
The Marquis of Lorne closed in 1956, with the license transferred to the Leiston Engineer's Arms, which up until then only had a beerhouse license.
Whilst researching the family history and looking at the 1891 census, I was intrigued to discover that my great, great grandfather Richard Lord and his wife Maria were landlord and lady of the `Marquis of Lorne` pub in Southwold at that time. Richard and his family were from Heacham in Norfolk where he was a `ship owner` transporting coal. They arrived in Southwold around 1861 where he continued with his coal transport business until sometime in 1863 when his ship caught fire - and I presume all was lost. He then set up as a butcher before taking on the pub sometime in the 1880's. They gave up the pub sometime after 1891 and moved back to Norfolk, where he died in 1896.
(information supplied by Neil Moran)
"My grandparents were at The Marquis of Lorne from 1933-1955, their names were Ernest and Eleanor Moyse, the fire brigade horses and wagon were kept in the barn at the back of the pub"
(information supplied by Angela Howes)
The pub may also be listed in Station Road.
Gallery
Historical interest
In 1901 Mrs. P. Palmer remembered that when she was a girl about 60 years earlier she saw a straw stack on fire on land opposite the "Waggon and Horses" Inn, later the "Marquis of Lorne".
A smuggling vessel was known to be cruising in the bay, and the stack was supposed to have been fired to draw attention away from their efforts to land a cargo.**
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** extract from a book "A Selection of Ghost Stories Smuggling Stories and Poems connected with Southwold by A. BARRETT JENKINS)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.