INNS

INNS

Like many towns on a main road Stowmarket had a large number of inns to provide accommodation, food and drink for travellers. In the 17th century these were mostly grouped around the Market Place. The coming of the railways in the 1840s saw more public houses opening in the new Station Road and near the station as the emphasis from coach travel to trains shifted. Another development from the middle to the end of the 19th century was the increasing number of small beerhouses.
This century has seen a dwindling number of public houses. This decline has been offset to some extent by the opening of a few bars and clubs.
Listed below are all known public houses, inns, and beerhouses in Stowmarket and the adjacent parts of Stowupland and Combs Ford. There are links to those for which further information or an illustration is available. I also have a database of information, mainly listing the names of owners and occupiers from the early 17th century to the present day which I will search for anyone interested.

Those that are still trading as public houses today, marked with a *

ANGEL

BAKERS ARMS

BAKERS ARMS (COMBS FORD)

BARGE

BELL

BLACK LION

BLACK SWAN

BLUE POSTS

BULL

CARPENTERS ARMS

CROWN (Crown Street) *

DUKES HEAD (formerly THE CHERRY TREE) *

DUKE OF WELLINGTON

FALCON

FOUNTAIN

FOX

THE FOX & HOUNDS Bury Street (formerly The Crown )