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Ipswich Black Horse

Ipswich Black Horse

West, 52.05734,1.14961

Cask Ale is sold here.

29 Black Horse Ln, IP1 2EF

grid reference TM 160 445

opened approx. 1689

owner/operator: Stonegate (formerly Ei Group)

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Under new management since August 2022. 3 Cask Ales changing most months. Renovation is ongoing and the carpark has been replaced with the beginnings of a beer garden. No juke box or fruit machines, just a traditional country pub with a real fire, sofas, board games and in the back a pool table (pool free with your drink on Tuesdays, pool team practice on Sundays). There is also a dartboard and TV but they are also in the back.

Hot food is served everyday. The pub offers gaming areas and various seating areas including an outside patio. There's often live music at weekends.

Although the building has been a pub "only" since about 1689, it was standing for some time before that; historians believe that Thomas Wolsey was born here or close to here in approximately 1473. It is believed to be the oldest pub of this name in East Anglia.

NOTE: before 1867 Black Horse lane was called Burstall lane*****

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(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)

(detailed information from Old inns of Suffolk by Leonard P Thompson)

(information from Dudley Diaper)

(** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)

(*** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)

(**** information supplied by Neil Langridge)

(***** information about Burstall lane from http://www.ipswich-lettering.co.uk/streetnames.html)

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