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Ipswich Harp
Ipswich Harp
formerly Old Times Guesthouse, Lion's Head
West, 52.05599,1.18259
Cask Ale is understood not to be sold here.
213-215 Cauldwell Hall Rd, IP4 5AS
grid reference TM 182 445
bar / diner, opened about 1910
Facilities
- Accommodation available
- Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
- Parking
Railway station about 0.4 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Historical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1902 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: Pubmaster
[Lion's Head]
Suburban pub well worth seeking out for its quality beer, including several Tolly ales and good value food. B&B.
Beers: Tetley Bitter; Tolly Mild, Bitter, Cobbold's IPA.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Arthur Thomas Taylor is listed at the Lion's Head in the Cobbold's & co Tenant rent book at £20pa from Apr 1901 to Jul 1906 (Suffolk Archives doc ref HA231/5/3)
Alfred Ernest Punt is listed at the Lions Head in the Cobbold's & co Tenant rent book at £33pa from Jul 1906 to Sep 1917 (Suffolk Archives doc ref HA231/5/3)
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)