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Beccles Britannia Wine Shades
Beccles Britannia Wine Shades
also traded as Shades, Britannia Shades, Britannia Wine & Spirit Shades
South West, 52.45688,1.56424
closed 1927
3 Blyburgate
grid reference TM 422 902
It's shown (but not named) on this old OS map from about the end of the 19th century (interactive map)
The building pictured is thought to be the Britannia Wine Shades, which is listed at 3 Blyburgate Street.
The closure date is given by A Smith in his paper "Inns of Beccles in 1929" (kindly supplied by Daryl Ling).
Gallery
Historical interest
It's listed in Sheepgate Street in the 1871 census.
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.