Past Pubs

Also known as Admiral Vernon, Admiral Vernon’s Head and Vernon’s Head. It was recorded in a window tax accounts of 1740. After closure it became Turner’s antique shop. The building featured exposed timbers and was located at Major’s Corner.

Referred to in the 1864 Postal Directory of Suffolk.

The street used to run from Fore Hamlet to Holywells Road.

The first reference to the name is in Steven’s directory of 1881. It was located at the junction of Woodbridge Road and Belvedere Road. The building was demolished and Bristo’s garage took over the site.

Continued as a shop after closure.

A nineteenth-century beerhouse that later became a hotel.

Originally known as the Blue Anchor, it was referred to in a will of 1581. It was a popular place for a pint for the men from the Ransomes Sims and Jefferies (RS&J) Orwell Works. All buildings featured in the 1906 photograph have been demolished.

Stood close to where Fore Street Baths was built. First reference to the building being used as the Angel is in 1674. In 1768 it advertised stables for forty horses and its own brewery. It became a greengrocers and then the St Clements Coffee House before being demolished in the 1930s.

Also known as Suffolk Artillery Arms, Suffolk Artilleryman and Soldiers Friend. The names reflect the close proximity to the town’s barracks, which closed around 1930.

In 1527 a court decided the landlord should pay six pence a year for being allowed to place his inn sign on ground belonging to the town. Thought to have been in the Lady Lane area.

During the eighteenth century, the Bakers Arms changed its name to the Chaise and Pair.

A live music venue which operated for around five years. The site returned to being a shop in September 2010.

Opened in 1993 at premises previously known as the Prince of Orange.

Located at the junction of High Street; demolished. The building featured here replaced an earlier Barley Mow.

Located at the junction of Kemp Street, it became a bakers shop after closure; demolished early 1960s.

Referred to in the St Matthews poor rate accounts of 1843; last reference in 1865.

Often referred to as "The Bear". The building was badly damaged by fire and rebuilt as the Suffolk Hotel c. 1828. It served as a site for mail coaches and later became the Oriental Cafe and W. H. Smith’s.

Built in mock Tudor style and opened in December 1899. Demolished in March 1960 for a supermarket.

A prosperous establishment with a frontage of 27 feet 8 inches. The Grand Hotel was built on the site.

Also known as the Blue Bull. Demolished in 1873 to widen the entrance to Westgate Street. A tailors shop was later built on the site.

Renamed The General Gordon and later the Earl Roberts. The tall chimney nearby belonged to the Tollemache Brewery.

Eighteenth to early nineteenth century.

Described as a new public house adjoining the Ipswich race ground and a pond of fine water.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Located at the junction of Elm Street and Museum Street; the building was demolished. Referred to in the Ipswich Journal in 1752.

Records refer only to "Fore Street, south side".

Records of 1684 show a payment of four pence petty rent on behalf of the Black Boy.

Advertised in 1756 as "Ancient and good accustomed".

Reference appeared in the Ipswich Journal on May 30, 1761. Mitre Lane was the old name for Dial Lane.

Exact location unknown; referenced in parish records of 1705-6.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Located in the Upper Brook Street area.

Exact location unknown; recorded in the land tax of 1741.

A campaign by local CAMRA members had the unique tiled sign preserved and displayed on the wall of the new housing development on the site.

Previously known as the Castle Inn.

Exact location unknown; no references traced after 1747.

After closure, a new structure was built to convert the building into shops and offices. The site featured the Greyfriars scheme under construction in the background.

Records list an "Old Blue Posts" and "New Blue Posts" near the junction with Brunswick Road.

Trading in the late sixteenth century; the earliest record is 1587 during the reign of Elizabeth I. The lane is now part of Austin Street.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Located in the dock area.

Part of the historic area.

Located at the junction of Borough Road and Waterworks Street.

Also known as the Flagon and Glass and Marlborough Head. By 1762 it was used as a private house.

The Cardinals Head was built on ground that was once the garden of the Bowling Green Inn.

Only reference is a 1612 court case involving a person accused of being drunk at the Boxbush.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Also known as the Steam Brewery Inn; acquired by Tollemache Brewery and used as an office.

Recorded in 1705.

Located at the junction of Wells Street.

Located on Bridge Street.

Stood at the corner of Plough Street; replaced by the Gardeners Arms.

Stood in the Stoke area; demolished. Background featured the chimneys of Cliff Quay power station.

The Lattice Barn, which opened in 1910, was built on the site.

Located at the corner of Edgar Street; the glass-clad Willis building was built on the site.

No reference traced after 1728.

Demolished when "The Potteries" area was cleared. Suffolk New College was built here.

Previously known as Jolly Butchers, Three Cups, and later Eagle Tavern.

One of only 24 listed in 1689. Damaged by a Zeppelin bomb in 1916, which killed one man.

Located "Between the Cornhill and Bourne Bridge"; previously known as the Christopher.

Previously known as the Wherry or Wherry Boat before 1813. Part of the building became the Fore Street post-office.

Became part of Martin and Newby’s shop until they closed in 2004.

Listed in Brook Street ‘near the pump’.

Located in Fore Hamlet close to Fore Street.

No exact location; no reference after 1775.

Opened in 1998 at the junction of Carr Street and Upper Orwell Street.

Licensed to sell beer "to be drunk on the premises" during George Amass's tenure.

Located at the junction of Cauldwell Hall Road; renamed the Railway Inn during the 1880s.

Situated just outside the barrack gates and used mainly by troops.

Beerhouse in St Margaret’s Ditches.

Briefly renamed the Rifleman in 1871; returned to Cardinals Hat in 1880.

Renamed the Zulu in 1880.

Active between 1738 and 1740.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Recorded in 1702; became the Three Compasses. The Steam Packet was built on the site.

Located in St Margaret’s parish.

Listed in 1692.

Mentioned in deeds of 1687 and 1700.

Replaced the Bakers Arms in the 18th century. Demolished for the first Mulberry Tree.

Replaced older premises nearby; demolished in the mid-1930s for the Civic College.

Large town centre inn for cock fighting and freak shows; renamed the Rampant Horse c. 1796.

Later renamed the Cider House.

Recorded in 1735 with 38 cherry trees and 400 fruit bushes.

Advertised for sale in the Ipswich Journal in 1747.

Active between 1697 and 1800.

Advertised to be let in 1746.

Also known as Cherry Orchard/Yard in Whitton.

Records from the mid 1690s show payments for billeting soldiers.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Coaching inn since at least 1732 with booking office and large stables. Served coaches like ‘Quicksilver’ and ‘Retaliator’.

Referred to in 1723 land tax records.

Listed in church rate assessments.

References in treasurer's accounts between 1715 and 1720.

Listed in 1858; also cited in Austin St, Vernon St, and Bridge St.

Located on Lower Orwell Street.

Stood next to the Town Hall; demolished when site was cleared for the new Town Hall.

First referred to in the Ipswich Journal in 1741.

Premises shown on a 1610 map; named the Cow in 1755.

Closed when the new Cricketers opened on Crown Street; demolished in 1963.

Located at the junction of Elm Street and Museum Street.

Possibly became the Britannia.

Sixteenth-century building converted to an inn in the 17th century; hotel rebuilt in 1887-8.

Had rooms for public meetings; site now mostly Lloyds Avenue.

Located at the corner of Bridge Street and Greyfriars Road.

Stood at the junction with Fitzroy Street.

Replaced a small inn; demolished in 1994 for road junction construction.

Built on site of older inns including the Rampant Horse; ornate front rebuilt in 1898-9. Became W. H. Smiths.

Listed in deeds between 1710 and 1713.

Located on St Margaret’s Green.

Advertised in the Ipswich Journal as "Near the Cornhill" in 1762.

Demolished in 1961; saved from a major fire next door in 1953.

Closed around 1860.

Recorded in 1731; later known as Holland Packet.

Previously known as the Haven.

Known as the Druid’s Head from 1811 until 1816.

Sign depicted the sailing ship Defiance, which traded regularly to London.

Active between 1699 and 1732.

Also known as the Green Dragon; later the premises of Frederick Osborne boot maker.

Earliest reference 1612; name likely comes from a Dutch expression for being late for a meal.

Stood at the base of a large chimney surrounded by R and W Paul maltings. Closed at the time of a major fire in 1910.

Listed when the street was known as Duck Street.

Located on Black Horse Lane.

Also known as Duke’s Head; record of landlord accused of keeping a bad house.

Partly demolished in 1938.

Opened in 1930 as one of the estate houses during council expansion.

Originally the Joiners Arms; rebuilt in 1903. Provided accommodation for seamen.

Located at the corner of Ann Street.

Listed between 1756 and 1761.

Also known as Jolly Butchers, Three Cups, and Bucks Head.

Located at the corner of Wherstead Road and Bath Street.

Replaced in the 1890s; demolished in 1955 for a roundabout.

Previously General Gordon; renamed in 1985 after a refit. Popular venue for live music.

Advertised ‘Celebrated Ales, Stout and Porter’ in 1910.

Active between 1684 and 1692.

Stood close to where the Civic Drive roundabout was built.

Demolished in the mid-nineteenth century.

Located at the corner of Milton Street.

Approved for conversion to a Tesco neighbourhood store. Earliest reference 1844.

Located at the corner of Hawes Street and Bath Street.

Also known as The Crofts; corner of Croft Street and Webb Street.

Site of the Three Feathers dating back to 1528; located at the corner of Lady Lane.

Closed in 1919.

Listed in the 1858 Suffolk Post Office Directory.

Last listed in Jarrold’s Directory 1890.

Closed early in the 1900s.

Active between 1695 and 1720.

Located where the Duke Street/Cliff Road roundabout was built.

Referred to in 1724 parish records.

Demolished in the late 1930s.

Closed in 1919.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Located near the junction with Tacket Street.

Site taken over for the St John’s Children’s Home.

Appeared in poor rates accounts between 1715 and 1722.

Located at the junction of Friars Street and Friars Road; Willis building was built on site.

Located at the junction of Portman Street and Princes Street; demolished for redevelopment.

Located at the corner of Rope Walk and Borough Road; demolished with the Potteries area.

Opened in 1938; renamed Pipers Vale before closure. Built by Cobbold Brewery as estates expanded.

Previously called the Greyhound.

Previously Printers Arms; name transferred to a new building in Cox Lane after demolition.

Located at the junction of Waterworks Street.

Known as Hat and Feather and Bricklayers Arms in 18th/19th C; restored in 1987.

Located at the junction with Cox Lane.

Medieval inn site where bull-baiting was held until 1805. Demolished for road widening.

Converted to Sainsbury’s neighbourhood store after closure.

Beerhouse closed around 1875.

Active between 1835 and 1844.

Active between 1866 and 1872.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Built on the site of the Beehive. Grade two listed building.

Closed in 1938.

Became part of the Hare and Hounds in 1926.

Name changed to the Carlton in 1881.

Also known as Royal Albert Inn, Prince Albert, and Albert.

Previously known as the Wheatsheaf.

Dates back to c. 1518; guests included George II, Lord Nelson, and Charles Dickens, who featured it in ‘Pickwick Papers’.

Located on Key Street.

Active between 1752 and 1756.

Addresses included Royal Anne Lane and St George’s St; known as Royal Arms and Horse and Jockey.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Stood opposite the Buttermarket; assessed as highest rated inn in 1689. Used to barrack twelve soldiers.

Also referred to as the New Griffin.

Demolished for the extension of Ransomes and Rapier works.

Closed in 1919.

Stood opposite the Crown and Anchor.

Located at the corner of St Helens Street and Curve Street.

Replaced an older building in the 1870s; became Gun Cafe after closure. Demolished 1951.

15th-century merchant house left to the town for the poor; carved post moved to Museum. Standing for ~500 years before demolition.

Origins in the 17th century; popular with soldiers from nearby barracks. Converted to residential in 1997.

Known as the Sailors Home/House until 1876. Demolished for road widening and the tram service route.

Demolished in November 2011.

Located at the junction of Handford Cut.

Had multiple addresses due to road layout changes, including Wykes Bishop St and Orwell Works Rd.

Converted into a shop in late 2011.

Opened 1971; part of a demolished shopping centre. Reopened briefly as Harley’s.

Closed around 1884.

Built in 1928 as a ‘Tolly Folly’ based on Helmingham Hall; renamed Crown Hotel in 2009.

Closed in the late 1860s.

Previously "The Asylum" (dated 1871); name changed in mid-1920s. Converted to a Tesco store.

Located at the corner of King Street and Elm Street near the Corn Exchange.

Parish of St Lawrence; the Mitre Tavern was built on this site.

Known as George the Third before 1827.

Earliest reference in 1762; last ref 1775.

Listed in White’s directory for 1885.

Also known as the Talbot.

Demolished for a supermarket; renamed Bridge House during WWII.

Carriers used the yard for regular Felixstowe service.

Known as the Bantam Cock from 1881 to 1885.

Last building standing in "The Potteries" before the area was cleared for the Civic College.

Dates to 1862; also traded as California Ale Stores to avoid confusion with Spring Road.

Castle Street was close to where the Civic Drive underground car park was built.

Active between 1770 and 1776.

Active between 1620 and 1779.

Previously Three Coneys and Eight Bells; bar was the last in Ipswich for men only. Replaced an earlier building in 1871.

Demolished for housing.

Located on the way from Stoke Bridge to Stoke Church.

Replaced by the Corn Exchange in 1882. Stood on a site with records dating to 1528.

Record in 1757 rate book; previously Tower Terrace and Clay Lane.

Dates back to the early 1830s.

Located at the corner of Angel Lane; later became a shop.

Listed in Stevens directory 1881.

Located in "The Potteries" area around Rope Walk.

Previously known as the Plough and Rail; corner of Holywells Road.

Beerhouse closed in 1908.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Original building destroyed by fire in late 1930s; demolished in 2007.

Previously known as Hogshead; converted from a Job Centre in 1997.

Built near the original dock lock (1842); also known as Westgate’s Commercial Hotel.

Closed early 1870s.

Also known as Cobbold Arms and Porter’s Lodge.

Demolished for road widening.

Beerhouse near Warwick Road; closed as an off-license.

Previously known as the Shamrock.

Beerhouse closed in 1911.

Located on Key Street.

Beerhouse closed in 1912.

Located on Queen Street.

Located in "The Potteries" area around Rope Walk.

Previously New Langer then Valiant Sailor.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Located at the corner of Chalon Street; demolished in mid-1960s for redevelopment.

Close to the Fox Inn and Tacket Street.

Previously known as the Grafton Hotel; business moved to Salthouse Hotel.

Opened mid-1850s; RAFA meeting place. Stocked eight single malts in optics.

Located at the corner of Chalon Street.

Located on St Helens Street.

Terminus for the electric tram service (1903) and later trolley buses. Re-opened briefly in May 2012.

Grade 2 listed merchant's house opposite Lower Orwell Street.

Located at the corner of William Street and Crown Street; demolished.

Rebuilt in 1929, the same year as the Regent. First lady licensed victualler in Ipswich ran the pub.

Stood on the site of the fourteenth-century Holly Tavern.

Located at the corner of Upper Orwell Courts.

Beerhouse; no record after 1869 Kelly’s Directory.

Formerly the Pedestrians Home and Free Trade Beerhouse.

Also listed as Borough Road, which was close to Fore Street.

Also known as Blooming Myrtle.

Previously known as the Bird in Hand.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Active between 1740 and 1744.

Active between 1697 and 1721.

Stood "upon the common street looking from Tooley’s Foundation to Key Street".

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Originally a 15th-century merchant's house; became an inn in the 18th century.

Beerhouse at the junction of Bell Lane.

Beerhouse closed in the 1930s.

Beerhouse closed in 1912.

Became a general shop after closure.

Closed in 1909.

Popular with workers from Ransomes Sims and Jefferies. Sold only mild or bitter beer with sawdust on the floor.

Located at the corner of Quadling Street; demolished July 1958.

Became the St Clement’s Ale stores during the 1880s.

Grade two listed building dating from the late 15th or early 16th century. For a time reached only by a ford.

Bought in 1798 by John Cobbold; frontage demolished c. 1815. Carved figures moved to Cliff House.

Alehouse in Market Lane from Buttermarket to Falcon Street. Company marketed ‘Old Gaol Whisky’.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Last recorded in 1797.

Previously known as the Horse and Whisky.

Received considerable trade from the LNER ferry boats.

Formerly the Plough and Sail; operated as a restaurant until 1997.

coaching inn from the 15th-16th century; used as overflow for Christchurch Mansion guests.

Active between 1697 and 1711.

Advertised for sale in the Ipswich Journal in 1749.

Demolished; site became a car park in the 1980s.

Sold by Tollemache Brewery in 1924. University opened on site in 2006.

Previously known as the Gainsborough Hotel.

Active between 1850 and 1881.

Active between 1696 and 1790.

Named after the capture of Porto Bello in 1739 by Admiral Vernon.

Closed in 1750.

Demolished in 1933; previously used as a furniture store.

Street ran from Fore Hamlet to the dock area.

Listed in 1744 rate assessment.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Previously known as the Star.

Sold by Tollemache Brewery in 1928.

Advertised for sale in 1744.

Opened 1991; later Bar Fontaine.

Previously the Galliot Hoy; premises of H and R Sneezum built on site.

Located at the corner of Commercial Road.

Closed by the 1950s.

Previously the Tabard (ref 1523); record of a brawl in 1592.

17-bedroom building demolished for a building society office.

Demolished for redevelopment; replaced by the Victoria.

Beerhouse closed around 1846.

Demolished for a supermarket; racecourse active 1710–1911.

Popular venue for live music; previously California Rose and Bricklayers Arms.

Popular for its live music and local connections.

Demolished when St Matthews Street was made into a dual carriageway.

Thought to be the home of merchant Henry Tooley (d. 1551); demolished 1910.

Demolished when the road was widened in the 1930s.

Located near the river on the Stoke side.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Listed in the 1861 census.

1583 court case regarding horse hire.

Sold by Tollemache Brewery in 1926.

Site lost to the Star Lane traffic system.

Stood at the corner of James Street; demolished for the Princes Street roundabout.

Located on Stoke Street.

Listed in the 1906 Ipswich Trades Directory.

Corner of Belvedere Road.

17th-century inn; featured singing military personnel and projeting-voice Hippodrome stars. Expertly backed horse-drawn brewery drays were a feature.

17th-century grade two listed building at corner of Rose Lane.

Demolished in 1938.

Building stood close to the junction with Argyle Street.

Junction of High Street and Tower Ramparts; partly demolished in 1930s.

Restoration in 1882 using timbers from demolished buildings.

License transferred from Northgate Street in the 1880s.

Spacious courtyard; license transferred to Northgate Street.

Previously called Worlds End.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Also known as Hoofers; garden previously ran down to the River Gipping.

Stood for ~300 years; converted into a nightclub complex in 1966. Bought by Bethesda Baptist Church.

Sold by Tollemache Brewery in 1927.

Corner of Dorkin Street; demolished in 1930s. Landlord was once a bare-knuckle boxer.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

A ‘Tolly Folly’ built in grand style for residents moved from The Potteries. Demolished in 1997 for a supermarket.

Beerhouse closed around 1871.

Closed in the 1840s.

Corner of Curriers Lane and Elm Street; demolished in 1930s.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Beerhouse closed in 1909.

Landlord ran the bakers shop next door.

One of 24 inns listed in 1689; popular stop for farm wagons on market days. Converted to business centre in 1985.

Located at the corner of Foundation Street; demolished 1980.

One of 24 inns recorded in 1689.

Became a motor repair garage after closure.

Active between 1744 and 1778.

Earliest reference in a deed of 1614.

Active between 1746 and 1772.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Junction of Fore Street, Long Street, and Back Hamlet.

Corner of Cliff Road and Ship Launch Road.

Licensee once fined for harbouring prostitutes.

Closed around 1870.

Area renamed Sorrel Horse Mews after redevelopment.

Renamed Sloanes and Iron Horse before demolition; yard was used for slaughtering pigs.

Closed in February 1930.

Also known as St Nicholas Ale Stores.

Located near Rendlesham and Bulwer Roads.

Closed in 1918.

Replaced the Three Compasses; house had hidden staircases and flooded cellar.

Located at the corner of Coprolite Street.

Junction of New Cardinal Street and Commercial Road.

Earliest reference 1458; used by drovers and cattle dealers.

Former mansion of Speaker Humphrey Wingfield; included a small theatre where David Garrick performed. Oak carvings moved to Christchurch Mansion.

Closed around 1870.

Named after the Ipswich merchant who circumnavigated the globe. Demolished Feb 2012.

Previously known as the Woolsack.

Replaced the Turke.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Beerhouse closed in 1916.

Previously known as the Crown and Shears and the Red Cow.

Located in Market Lane; lost when Buttermarket Shopping Centre was built.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Licensee was also a smith and wheelwright.

Traced back to 1528; located just south of the Old Westgate. Replaced by The Feathers.

Small brewery and beerhouse.

Active between 1705 and 1728.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

16th-century timber-framed inn adjoining the Old West Gate. A 1794 notice describes the distress of the landlady and her four babies.

Advertised to be let in 1758.

name could be Three Scaffolds or Three Shovels.

Located next to horse sale yard; demolished in mid-1960s.

Corner of Wolsey St; later used as canteen for William Brown timber merchants.

Demolished with "The Potteries" area; Borough Road became part of Grimwade Street.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Located at the corner of Foundation Street.

Located between the viaduct and St Johns Road.

Stood opposite the junction with Bramford Road.

Listed in trade directories.

Recorded in 1528; owner once accused of encroaching on churchyard. Later Three Crowns/Three Cranes.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Closed in 1906.

Listed in 1689 rate assessment.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Rebuilt in 1904; previously known as the Orwell Mariner.

Brewery next door; located at the corner of Foundation Street and Orwell Place.

Demolished in 1960 for a silo complex after discovery of unexploded WWII bomb.

Stood at the corner of Little Whip Street; demolished.

Replaced the original Queen’s Head in mid-1960s.

Sold by Tollemache Brewery in 1928.

Stood on Grimwade Street.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Opened in 16th century; proprietor ran weekly wagon service to London. Ritz cinema built on site.

Closed in the 1930s.

A ‘Tolly Folly’ built in the 1930s; later member's club ‘Churchill’s’.

Closed in 1911.

Junction known as ‘Cock Corner’; previously known as the Cock.

Closed around 1909.

Also Duke of Wellington and Old Wellington Bar and Tap.

Closed around 1929.

Closed in the late 1960s.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Stood on Wherry Quay; also called New Wherry.

Site of historic cock fighting in the 18th/19th centuries. Demolished in 1960s.

Previously known as Tower Brewery.

Site became part of Fish and Sons store; gateway spandril moved to Museum.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Demolished when road was widened for new bridge in 1925.

Not on the map. Its address couldn't be placed.

Listed in the 1871 census.

Stood at the corner of Withipoll Street.

Building converted to cottages c. 1800; restored to single home in 1979.

Previously Cardinal’s Head; family legacy of pub running across Ipswich.