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Brandon Duke of Wellington

Brandon Duke of Wellington

South West, 52.44747,0.62696

Closed: August 2011

Thetford Rd, IP27 0BZ

grid reference TL 786 865

A popular friendly bar, closed by Greene King in August 2011. It has now been converted to residential use.

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Footnote

In 1830 the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister when the the Beer Act was introduced to help create Beer Houses - a new lower tier of premises permitted to sell alcohol. Under the 1830 Act any householder who paid rates could apply, with a one-off payment of two guineas, to sell beer or cider in their home (usually the front parlour) and even brew on the premises. The permission did not extend to the sale of spirits or fortified wines.

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

(1872 BSE Record Office details from Ken Griffin)

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