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Ipswich Railway
Local licensing authority for Ipswich is Ipswich Borough Council
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated May 28th, 2020.
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Ipswich Railway
formerly Railway Hotel
Currently closed - may reopen?
Closed "until further notice" on March 17th 2020.
243 Foxhall Rd, IP3 8LG
grid reference TM 183 441
music bar, opened 1878
A large landmark building, close to Derby Road Station (which gave it its name). The Railway is a pub with a long-standing reputation for live music.
It was renovated late-2016 and is run as a pub/music venue with live music Friday and Saturday, plus occasional Sunday gigs. Admission fees may be payable on occasions to get in.
The pub may close early some nights if it's quiet and on occasions may not open at all.
The pub can be seen on this old OS map from about 1902 (interactive map)
Facilities
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Live music
Parking
Special events
Sport TV
Traditional pub games available: darts
WiFi available
Railway station about 0.1 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Old Times Guest House 0.24 mile
Old Times 0.45 mile
Fat Cat 0.46 mile
Brickmakers' Arms 0.52 mile
Lattice Barn 0.68 mile
Margaret Catchpole 0.69 mileHistorical interest
Census locations suggests that this may have been the Bricklayer's Arms, Foxhall Rd. (c1861), and California Rose (c1865 - c1874).
Reopened on October 10th 2016, after 3 years of closure following the previous management relocating to Yorkshire.
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
