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Kettleburgh Chequers
Kettleburgh Chequers
East, 52.19252,1.31085
Cask Ale is sold here.
The St, IP13 7JT
grid reference TM 263 600
opened 1913
A substantial single bar pub built in 1913 to replace an earlier building destroyed by fire.
The large garden leads down to the river Deben and provides an excellent location to spend some time on sunny days.
For the first few weeks after reopening it will be drinks only, with food following after that, and accommodation will become available later on.
Facilities
- Accommodation available
- Beer garden or other outside drinking area
- Beer served through handpumps
- Dogs welcome
- Evening meals
- Family friendly
- Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
- Parking
- Quiet pub - no electronic games, piped music or jukebox
- Real fire
- Restaurant or separate dining area
- Traditional pub games available
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Historical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: Pubmaster
Edwardian pub, situated on the site of an older pub and the former Deben Brewery and Maltings. Extensive riverside gardens and children's play area. Excellent ale served by a landlord who cares about his beer. No meals Mon. eve.
Beers: Marston's Pedigree; Tolly Mild, Old Strong; Whitbread Boddington's Bitter; Whitbread Flowers IPA.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
To be sold, a good and well accustom'd Inn, known by the Sign of the Chequer, in Kettleburgh, with about three Acres of Land, all Freehold and in very good Repair…
Landlords
Footnote
The Chequers sign is an ancient sign probably brought to England by the Romans. Later the sign became associated with a money table e.g. an exchequer or type of chessboard. Some pubs displayed the sign to indicate that they would change money or acted as bankers in some way.
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)