grid reference TL 857 639
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
Bury St Edmunds Coach & Horses
closed 1970s
4 Honey Hill
Parts of the building date from the 14th century, with much added in the 17th. The pub actually took up the whole building (both the stone-faced section and the pink one).
It's also listed in 1823 and 1879 at Schoolhouse Street, and also at 9 Schoolhall Street, Swan Lane and at 4 or 5 Honey Hill.
It's shown on this OS town plan of 1885.
(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)
[1] Coach & horses became a means of transport for many travellers during the 17th and 18th cent. especially for those who could not afford their own vehicle. As regular services evolved, they soon encouraged many inns enroute to become natural stopping points for refreshments - with journeys broken into stages (about 8 miles) - and many eventually provided stabling to enable regular changes of horses. Their demise started in 1840s with the building of the railway network.
[2] In 1836 the Shire Hall was described as "a neat modern building, situated on the ancient site of St. Margaret's church, and contains two good-sized courts, which have but one inconvenience, that is, having no internal communication."