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Leiston Black Horse

Leiston Black Horse

also traded as Kingfisher, Venue

South East, 52.20621,1.5774

Closed: about 2011

opened pre-1874

High St, IP16 4EW

grid reference TM 445 624

It's shown (as an un-named hotel) on this old OS map from about the end of the 19th century. interactive map

old OS map

This pub traded for most of its existence as the Black Horse (until sometime soon after 2005). After a few years as "The Venue" it was renamed the Kingfisher and traded for some time as a "restaurant, takeaway and free house". When seen in June 2013, all signage for the pub area had been removed and the building was re-signed as the Leiston Tandoori; so it had ceased to be a pub.

In September 2011, permission was granted to convert the pub into a HMO and B&B, so evidently it finally closed not too long before that.

Owner/operator: Inntrepeneur
Massive single bar catering mainly for the young.
Beers: ScotCo John Smith's Bitter.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide

Map

map

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Historical interest

Historical interest

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Landlords

Landlords

(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)

(old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)

(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)

Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.

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