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Ipswich General Gordon
also traded as Printers Arms, Painters Arms
52.0565,1.15903
Closed: about 1937
opened 1860s?
18-20 Upper Barclay St
grid reference TM 166 444 (approximate location)
The General Gordon is listed in the 1910 Ipswich Rate book, but not named.
18 Upper Barclay Street is not shown as a pub in the 1861 census and Upper Barclay Street is not listed in the 1939 Kelly's Directory.
The last landlord listed here (E R Webb) appears to have moved to the Earl Roberts, which was previously called the General Gordon.
Salutation 0.07 mile
Spread Eagle 0.08 mile
County of Suffolk 0.11 mile
Cock & Pye 0.12 mile
Shamrock 0.13 mile
Bar A to Z 0.16 mileHistorical interest
The pub is also listed at the junction with Little Barclay Street (Cox Lane side).
At the Ipswich Petty Sessions held on 18th November 1875, the license for the Painter’s Arms, Upper Barclay Street, was transferred from Mary Ann Haley to James Hall.Ipswich Journal, Nov 1875**
At the Ipswich Petty Sessions held in May 1885 the license for the Painter’s Arms, Barclay Street, was transferred from George Arthur Hubbard to William Spurgeon. Ipswich Journal, May 1885**
Not to be confused with General Gordon, Cox Lane, which was an earlier name for the Earl Roberts.
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
