A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hawstead, Bury St Edmunds - Suffolk. The Hawstead, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Metcalfe Arms, Hawstead
Kindly provided by Suffolk CAMRA & Tony Green
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1855/Thomas Cooper/Vict/../../White's Directory **
1861/Abraham Goldsmith/Innkeeper Farm 13 acres employ 1 man 2 boys/33/Lawshall,
Suffolk/Census **
1861/Martha Goldsmith/Wife/30/Wyverstone, Suffolk/Census
1861/Herbert G Goldsmith/Son, Scholar/5/Brompton, London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Alfred G Goldsmith/Son, Scholar/4/Brompton, London, Middlesex/Census
1861/William J Goldsmith/Son/1/Hawstead, Suffolk/Census
1861/Cecilia M Goldsmith/Daughter/4m/Hawstead, Suffolk/Census
1861/Carrioline Death/Servant/14/Hawstead, Suffolk/Census
1869/Abraham Goldsmith/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1874/John Southgate/../../../Post Office Directory ****
From the 1874 entry above, I guess the pub was owned by Henry Christopher
Metcalfe, who appears in the 1874 White's directory as a 'farmer and landowner'
living in Hawstead House.
1874/John Southgate/Land agt. to Mr H.C. Metcalfe, & vict/../../White's
Directory **
1879/Barzillai Gill/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1891/James Death/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1900/James Death/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1904/James Death/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1912/James Death/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1925/Frederick Saunders/../../../Post Office Directory ****
** Provided By Colin Ager
**** Provided By Kevan