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Southwold White Lion
Southwold White Lion
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Closed: about 1796
Back st
In 1796 this pub stood where part of the malt House now stands - near the alley out of Back Street leading to the church.** (Unfortunately, Back Street cannot now be found and it's not clear which church is referred to).
Historical interest
To be let on a repairing lease on Thursday next between 2 and 4 o clock at the house of John Berry, called the Swan in Southwold, all that good accustomed public house called the White Lion… more details From Sam Wayth…Ipswich Journal, 17 Apr 1784
Auction Sale on 10th June, 1811...Lot 9, A messuage or Tenement, with convenient outbuildings & yard thereto belonging, formerly the WHITE LION, at Southwold.Ipswich Journal, June 5th 1811***
Footnote
A messuage equates to a dwelling-house and may include outbuildings, orchard, curtilage or court-yard and garden.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** Reference to pub seen in Southwold Diary of James Maggs (1818-1876) published by Suffolk Records Society in 2007)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)