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Sudbury Lamb & Flag
Sudbury Lamb & Flag
North West, 52.03646,0.72419
Closed: unknown era
3 Church St
grid reference TL 869 410
The Lamb & Flag is known to have been open between 1865 and 1922.
Our photo and map location show the pub on the assumption that the street numbering scheme has not changed since then. This building dates from the 17th century, though the shop front was added in the 19th century.
It has also been reported at 3 & 4 Church Street.
Gallery
Historical interest
At the Sudbury Petty Sessions held in October 1875, a temporary transfer of license was granted to Mr Amey, new landlord of the Lamb and Flag beer house. Ipswich Journal, Oct 1875**
Mary Ann Randall, a hawker of buttons, cottons etc was charged with being riotous and disorderly and with breaking 14 panes of glass at the Lamb & Flag Beer house, Church Street, Sudbury. The prisoner had her right hand bound up, which she had cut severely in her drunken freak. Mr MUNSON, the landlord (stated) that she went to his house drunk & asked for beer which he refused to serve, when she became violent and had to be put out. She immediately smashed, with her bare hands the front window. She used filthy language and had previously insulted customers who would not buy her wares…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** News reports reproduced with permission of Foxearth & District Local History Society)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)