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Ipswich Drum & Monkey
also traded as Sporting Farmer
South East, 52.05496,1.1476
closed 14th May 2016
opened 13/4/1961
94-100 Princes St, IP1 1RY
grid reference TM 158 442
This was a modern two bar pub which mainly catered for sports fans. It closed down in May 2016.
Owner/operator: Allied Domecq
Nearest pub to the football ground. Loud juke box, satellite TV and live music Wed. & Fri. eve. Formerly the Sporting Farmer close to former cattle market.
Beers: Marston's Pedigree; Tolly Original.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Gallery
Black Horse 0.19 mile
Falcon 0.24 mile
Arcade Street Tavern 0.24 mile
Thomas Wolsey 0.25 mile
Swan & Hedgehog 0.25 mile
Miami Bar 0.27 mileHistorical interest
The Sporting Farmer opened in 1961, with a license apparently transferred from the Three Swans.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
