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Halesworth Triple Plea
Halesworth Triple Plea
West, 52.35736,1.51193
Closed:
Pub and campsite for sale as separate businesses.
opened pre-1874
Broadway Bungay Rd, IP19 8QW
grid reference TM 392 790
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
10/06/24: SPOTTED AS FOR SALE. 26/08/24: CAMPSITE STILL IN OPERATION, BUT PUB APPEARS TO HAVE CEASED TRADING. Privately owned ex-Lacons inn and restaurant on the outskirts of town, which has been under new ownership since November 2021 and re-opened for Easter 2022. As of July 2019 a campsite has been available at the rear of the pub with hard standing touring caravan pitches and some grass camping pitches. The venue is adults only so no children under 14 years of age are allowed in the pub or on the camp site.
In the December 1984 edition of Last Orders*** it was reported that the pub name relates to a tale of a lawyer, a parson and a doctor gathered around a dying man. The lawyer pleas for the man's money, the parson for his soul and the doctor for his body. Behind the scene is the devil armed with his trident (or pitch-fork) patiently waiting for the result of the debate as he intends to collect whatever the result (and probably find a use for the fork!) This story may be found depicted in a picture inside the pub. [It also appears today on the pub sign.]
Gallery
Historical interest
Owner/operator: free
The only pub of the name in the country. The sign shows the devil, a parson and a doctor all gathered around a dying man. A Lacons Falcon, window and ceramic plaque are reminders of an East Anglian brewing tradition shattered by the 1960s drive to national brands.
Beers: Adnams Bitter; guest beer (micros & independents).CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Died on the 3rd Mary Ann Howlett, aged 80, for 30 years landlady of the Triple Plea Inn.Ipswich Journal, July 1880**
Originally licensed only as a beerhouse, the Triple Plea got a full license on February 21st 1946. The license was transferred from the Eye Crown.
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** Last Orders is a free local newsletter - published by Suffolk CAMRA memers since 1978)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
