Stowmarket Vulcan Arms

37 Bury St
grid reference TM 048 587

opened 1864 circa
closed 1913

Overview

Located close to James Woods' Suffolk Iron Works.
Last tenant, John Potter retired and continued living in premises until 1927.
Building bought by W & C.Simpson in 1919.
For many years it was Simpsons toy shop, though that has now closed down.
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last updated 07/11/2014

(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)

(detailed information from Neil Langridge - and also Brian Southgate - see their book "Stowmarket, Combs and Stowupland Pubs" published by Polstead Press in 2009)

Note

Vulcan is the Roman god of fire and metal working.