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Lowestoft Old Blue Anchor Stores

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last updated Feb 14th, 2021.

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Lowestoft Old Blue Anchor Stores

formerly Blue Anchor, Old Blue Anchor

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Currently closed - may reopen?

133a High St, NR32 1HP

grid reference TM 551 936

opened 1898

Recently redecorated and hoping to open in August 2021 under a new leaseholder in Mark Gee, formerly of Tramways Hotel, who is opening a Seafood Restaurant & Bar. The current building apparently dates from 1888, but is on the site of an older inn.

New management moved on in 2019 and we understand the pub is currently closed again.

The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1904 (interactive map)

Facilities

Facilities

Facilities

•   Beer served through handpumps
•   Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
•   Evening meals
•   Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)

Railway station about 0.6 miles away (see transport links for details)

•   Sport TV

Map

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Nearest railway station

  Lowestoft: 0.6 miles (1.0km)

  Lowestoft: 0.6 miles (1.0km)

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• departure board
• directions to station
• directions from station

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Other nearby Suffolk pubs

Other nearby Suffolk pubs

Other nearby Suffolk pubs

•    Globe Inn 0.00 mile
•    Triangle Tavern 0.08 mile
•    Wheatsheaf 0.15 mile
•    Welcome 0.18 mile
•    First & Last 0.19 mile
•    Royal Falcon 0.20 mile
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Historical interest

Historical interest

Historical interest

Also listed at 134 High Street and Blue Anchor Lane, and at 50 Duke's Head St.

A report in the Bury & Norwich Post, March 28th 1849** when Mr William Parmenter was the landlord states that he was a Witness in a case of stolen brass bolts, the accused was found not guilty.

At the Lowestoft Petty Sessions held in October 1875, the license for the Blue Anchor Inn, High Street, Lowestoft, was transferred from Samuel Mallet to William Ayers Dann. Ipswich Journal, Oct 1875**

Landlords

Landlords

Landlords

1823: John Wyeth

1830: Jemima Wyeth ((Blue Anchor))

1839: William Smith ((Blue Anchor))

1841: William Smith ((Innkeeper, Duke's Head St., pub not named, Head/35y/born Suffolk))

1841: + Jemima Smith ((Duke's Head St., pub not named, 55y/born outside Suffolk))

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