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Long Melford Bull

Long Melford Bull

formerly Bull Tap, Black Bull

West, 52.07983,0.71969

Cask Ale is sold here.

Hall St, CO10 9JG

grid reference TL 864 458

hotel, opened 1450

owner/operator: Greene King

Contact:telephone(01787) 378494telephonewebsiteWebsite

Imposing 15th century 3* hotel with 25 rooms & used as an inn since at least 1580. The comfortable bar & lounge to rear of building (accessed from main entrance) overlook a coutyard & also welcomes non residents. It previously featured in TV's Lovejoy. The hotel was extensively & sympathetically refurbished in 2003. Food available

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Footnote

Name may be a sympathetic reference to a Papal bull - a lead seal attached to official religious edicts or documents - or a reference to Henry VIII who introduced a bulls head into his coat-of-arms after he defied a papal bull in 1538. Bull baiting was also quite widespread until it was banned in 1835.

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

(some old PO directory information courtesy of te londonpublichouse.com)

(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)

(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)

Old pictures from http://www.foxearth.org.uk

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