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Redstone Mews, WOODBRIDGE, IP12 1DA

Grade I Listed inn probably constructed at the same time as New Street in 1550 as a terraced block of dwelling houses. The steelyard overhanging the road still exists and was in use immediately after the Second World War. The Steelyard, one of only two surviving in situ, is simply a weighing machine and is basically the forerunner to the public weighbridge. It was probably added in 1680. It was taken to London for an exhibition in 1879 and then reinstated. With a capacity of 3 tons it was last known to have been used to weigh an item in 1959. A tithe map of 1841 records 'The Fox Inn' on this site and is the first time an 'inn' appears on maps. With insufficient land for stabling it is unlikely to have been an 'Inn' in the traditional sense. This suggests that Ye Olde Bell & Steelyard only became an 'inn' between 1827 and 1841, however this topic is widely disputed. Several historians suggest that this building was a public house from the mid seventeenth century. Having been 'The Fox Inn' it has variously been known as 'Bluebell', 'Bell', 'Stillyards', and 'The Three Goats'. Directory entries include; 1839 Samuel Oxborrow, Fox; 1855 William Stannard, Bell; 1869 James Ponder, Bell; 1891-1892 Mrs Mary Ann Ponder, Bell; 1900 Henry Tagget, Bell; 1901 not listed but H Tagget, Beer Seller is; 1912 Richard Waspe, Bell (& marine store dealer).

An ancient pub, dating back to the time when Woodbridge was a major port. The steelyard was used for weighing cargo on its way to the dock. http://www.suffolkcamra.co.uk/pubs/pub/1032

Grade I Listed inn probably constructed at the same time as New Street in 1550 as a terraced block of dwelling houses. The steelyard overhanging the road still exists and was in use immediately after the Second World War. The Steelyard, one of only two surviving in situ, is simply a weighing machine and is basically the forerunner to the public weighbridge. It was probably added in 1680. It was taken to London for an exhibition in 1879 and then reinstated. With a capacity of 3 tons it was last known to have been used to weigh an item in 1959. A tithe map of 1841 records 'The Fox Inn' on this site and is the first time an 'inn' appears on maps. With insufficient land for stabling it is unlikely to have been an 'Inn' in the traditional sense. This suggests that Ye Olde Bell & Steelyard only became an 'inn' between 1827 and 1841, however this topic is widely disputed. Several historians suggest that this building was a public house from the mid seventeenth century. Having been 'The Fox Inn' it has variously been known as 'Bluebell', 'Bell', 'Stillyards', and 'The Three Goats'. Copied from https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5486682

The Bull Ride, an antique and pine furniture shop.

Bull hotel Woodbridge Suffolk

An old inn in New Street

An ancient and much photographed pub with its attached steelyard weighing device for measuring freight to and from the nearby docks. This picture dates from the early 1990s and is more or less the same as the more recent Image except it shows some new timberwork which has been put in but not yet painted. The new diagonal bit doesn't appear in later pictures so maybe a bracing strut while the work is going on. Also the pub name on the canopy seems to have gone. From a print, date not exact.