grid reference TM 164 447
sports bar
(details under review)
Data from the Food Standards Agency live feed.
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opening hours:
- Mon-Thu: 1100-0000
- Fri-Sat: 1100-0100
- Sun: 1200-2300
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Ipswich is Ipswich Borough Council
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated 21/01/2020
Ipswich Halberd
previously known as: Halbert, PJ McGinty, Paddy McGinty
Real Ale is available here
15 Northgate St, IP1 3BY
01473 251515
Large-screen TVs showing sport dominate this pub.
The building is thought to date from the 17th century, though it was re-fronted in the 19th. It's said that the cellar contains a bricked-up entrance to a maze of tunnels.
Beer served through handpulls
Function room available to hire
Dog friendly
Bus stop nearby (see public transport tab for details)
Railway station about 0.9 mile away (see public transport tab for details)
live music
WiFi available (a charge may apply)
Sport TV
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Smoking area
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(census information from Dudley Diaper)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
Note
A halberd is a combination of spear and axe with a shaft about 2m long. Halberdiers were body guards to Tudor monarchs and they are still used ceremonially by Yeoman of the Guard.