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Ipswich Welcome Stranger
also traded as Soldiers Friend
52.06256,1.15063
Closed: between 1840 and 1920
Anglesea Rd
grid reference TM 160 451 (approximate location)
In the 1861 census this beer house was listed as the Soldiers Friend and located two houses after Grimwade's Cottages in Anglesea Road, between 3 & 5 (at 4?). The location suggests the this is the Suffolk Artillery Arms, listed at 13 Anglesea Rd. by 1871. (Probable street renumbering)
At that time the cavalry barracks were still located nearby (now redeveloped as housing in the Cecil Road & Geneva Road area).
Greyhound 0.03 mile
Arbor House 0.10 mile
Brewers Arms 0.23 mile
St Jude's Brewery Tavern 0.24 mile
Cricketers 0.27 mile
Three Wise Monkeys 0.29 mileHistorical interest
Census location information compared with Suffolk Artillery Arms:
1861 listed 2 away from Grimwade Cottages [Grimwade Cottages, 3 Anglesea Rd. Soldiers Friend [4?], 5 Anglesea Rd.]
1871 listed 3 away from Grimwade Cottages [Grimwade Cottages, 1 & 11 Anglesea Rd, Artillery Arms [13?], 41 Anglesea Rd]
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
