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Although the latest lockdown has now ended, Suffolk remains in Tier Two, which means that drinks on the premises can only be sold with "substantial" meals. This of course rules out reopening for the vast majority of pubs. As and when pubs reopen, we will list them on this page and highlight them on location pages.

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Beccles Black Boy

also traded as Black Boys

closed 1991

opened 1671 or earlier

last owner/operator: Steward & Patteson (Watneys)

Blyburgate

grid reference TM 425 899

Since closure it has been demolished for new housing. It appears in records as far back as 1671.

The main picture was shared with us by David Wallace who was pictured in the Beccles and Bungay Journal in April 1971 when he was repainting the exterior of the pub. Described in the paper as "a hazardous business because the public house stands flush with a sharp bend on the busy Lowestoft-Beccles main road." Many thanks to David for sharing this image with us.

It can be seen here on this OS town plan of 1884.

old OS map