Neptune Inn, Ipswich

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Neptune Inn in 1841

Neptune Inn is an historic public house located in Fore Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. [1] The building was originally built around 1490. [2]


History

The building was bought by John Cobbold in 1845. He renovated the building, selling the old fixtures – such as linenfold panelling, an internal canopy, and carved beams – to William Burrell, a Glaswegian antique collector, who added them to the Burrell Collection, where they are to this day. [2]

In 1947 the building was bought by George Bodley Scott, the managing director of W. S. Cowell Ltd.. [2] He commissioned the Royal Archaeological Institute to conduct a survey to establish the history of the building. This was conducted in 1951 and extracts appeared in a booklet published by Scott in 1970 entitled The Old Neptune Inn.

A tavern clock dating c.1740 is still in existence, although the movement was replaced in 1950. [3]

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References

  1. Scott, George Bodley (1970). The Old Neptune Inn (PDF). Ipswich: W. S. Cowell Ltd.
  2. 1 2 3 Norman, John (2017). "Ipswich Icons: The history of the former Neptune Inn in Fore Street, Ipswich" (23 July 2017). Ipswich Star.
  3. Snowden, Phil. "Ipswich Historic Lettering: Neptune clock". www.ipswich-lettering.co.uk. Borin van Loon. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

Coordinates: 52°03′11″N1°09′41″E / 52.0531°N 1.1613°E / 52.0531; 1.1613