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Brandon Coach and Horses
North East, 52.4464,0.62935
closed 1968
42 Thetford Rd
grid reference TL 787 864
Owned by Bidwell's Brewery, Thetford, later by Bullards, and finally by Watney Mann in 1967, it closed soon after. Alice Ida Edwards was the last Publican, having taken over after the death of her husband Robert in 1953. I lived next door as a child at no 44 from 1948 to 1957.from Ken Griffin
Gallery
Flintknappers 0.25 mile
Ram 0.48 mile
Great Eastern Hotel 0.56 mile
Elveden Inn 4.4 miles
Brewer's Tap 5.1 milesHistorical interest
In 1937 the pub is listed in Kelly's Directory as one of 220 pubs that was retailing beer that they were brewing.
Landlords
1855: Thomas Cullingford ((beer retailer - pub not named) (Thetford rd))
1865: Thomas Cullingford ((beer retailer - pub not named) (Thetford rd))
1872: Thomas Cullingford
1874: Thomas Cullingford ((beer retailer - pub not named) (Thetford rd))
1879: Thos. Cullingford ((beer retailer - pub not named) (Thetford rd))
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1872 BSE Record Office details from Ken Griffin)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
