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Ipswich Hand in Hand
Ipswich Hand in Hand
also traded as Sailor’s Home
North, 52.05326,1.1535
closed 1981
52-54 St Peter's St
grid reference TM 163 441
The pub is shown on this OS town plan from about 1880 (larger map).
Demolished for road widening.
May also have been called the Sailor’s Home before 1876.
Gallery
Historical interest
This pub was also known as Sailors Home before 1876 - two other pubs in the town also had this name at about that time too.
Naomi Broome, went to the Sailor’s Home in St. Peter’s Street, for her daughter was living there with Mrs Carr, the landlady as her servant. An altercation ensued and Mrs Carr put Broome out on to the pavement where she used obscene language. Broome was charged with using obscene language in the street, and not for the first time. When sentenced to pay a fine of 10s 6d including costs or in default 14 days’ imprisonment, she replied,’ I will take the 14 days. She shan’t have a farthing out of me to get fat with, she is too greasy now.’ Ipswich Journal, Sep 1875**
At the Ipswich Petty Sessions held in May 1885 the license for the Hand in Hand, St…
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 members since 1978)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.