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Icklingham Plough Inn
North East, 52.32208,0.60389
Closed: 2011, some time between August 1st and October.
opened 1906
The Street (A1101), IP28 6PL
grid reference TL 775 725
The pub is shown but not named, on this old OS map from 1882 (interactive map).
Flint faced cottages were converted into the current pub. Moorings to rear dealt with river traffic on its way to Bury. Today the pub is well established for food.
The pub was well respected for its food.
The pub has been closed since at least October 2011. A caller to Lesley Dolphin's BBC Radio Suffolk programme reports that there are plans to renovate and reopen the Plough, but it may be well into the future.
In mid-2017, planning permission to convert the pub to residential use and build more houses on the land was applied for.
Owner/operator: Elveden Estate
Old cottages form the basis of this smart flint clad pub. At one time moorings at the rear dealt with the river traffic on its way to Bury. The pub now has an emphasis on food.
Beers: Adnams Bitter; Greene King IPA.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Gallery
Guinness Arms 0.37 mile
White Hart 2.6 miles
Bull Inn 3.2 miles
Bell 3.6 miles
Half Moon 3.8 miles
Chequers 4.8 milesHistorical interest
In 1937 the pub was listed in Kelly's Directory as one of 220 pubs that were retailing beer that they were brewing.
In the June/July 1981 edition of Last Orders*** it was reported that the Plough was now a Free House.
In the April/May 1982 edition of Last Orders*** it was reported that landlords Tommy & Vicky Hammond had retired. New hosts were Steve & John Taylor (father & son) together with their wives Kathleen & Miriam. Selling GK IPA on handpump.
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
(*** 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.
