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Needham Market Bull
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated May 28th, 2020.
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Needham Market Bull
also traded as White Horse, Compasses
closed 1985
opened 1607
86 High St
grid reference TM 088 551
A high quality timber-framed house that is located close to the market square. It has been empty since closure.
(information from book "Needham Market Pubs" by Desmond and Shelagh Herring)
The Bull was built late 15th or early 16th century as a Guildhall.
It was known as the White Horse from 1607-1770, and the Compasses from 1770-83. It became the Bull after 1784, when an inn of same name located opposite (now called the Limes) was closed and the sign was transferred.
The Bull is shown (though not named) on this old OS map from about the end of the 19th century. interactive map
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Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Limes 0.02 mile
Three Tuns 0.10 mile
Swan 0.23 mile
Lion 0.52 mile
Highwayman 1.63 miles
Fox 2.0 milesHistorical interest
To be sold the following freehold dwelling houses and premises situate in the centre of Needham market… an inn in full trade called or known by the name of the bull inn with large and convenient rooms, commodious stables and other suitable offices under lease to a substantial tenant which will expire at Micklemas 1792…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(1891 census information from Dudley Diaper)
(information from book "Needham Market Pubs" by Desmond and Shelagh Herring)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell) Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
