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Stowmarket Porter's Lodge
Stowmarket Porter's Lodge
South, 52.18996,0.99704
Closed: between 1920 and 1970
opened about 1848
35 Stowupland St
grid reference TM 049 588
Little is currently known about this beer house, which dates from about 1848 to an unknown closure date. John Earthy Godbold bought the building in this year, he was a farrier and later a veterinary surgeon.
Gallery
Historical interest
The pub was once owned by the Codd family (early to mid 18th century publicans) and later by Webster Adams and family (pipe makers).
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)