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This is the Anchor Hotel by 1925, and not to be confused with the Anchor in Commercial Road, which is a beer house;
Anchor Stores, (Later, Bayfields) 155 High Street / 159 High Street / 1 Mariners St. *
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Lowestoft - Suffolk. The Lowestoft, Suffolk listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Anchor Hotel, 159 High Street, Lowestoft
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1869 - Thomas Raynham (Beer Retailer) - Post Office Directory. 155 High Street /
1 Mariners St.
1871 - Thomas Raynham - Census
1871/Thomas Raynham/Licensed Victualler/30/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census **
1871/Mary Raynham/Wife/26/Aylsham, Norfolk/Census
1871/Thomas M H Rayner/Son/4/Lowestoft, Suffolk/Census
1871/Ellenor M Rayner/Daughter/3/Lowestoft, Suffolk/Census
1871/Edwin J Rayner/Son/1/Lowestoft, Suffolk/Census
1871/Harriet Moore/Servant/14/Carlton Colville, Suffolk/Census
1871/Mustead Ann/Servant/20/Theberton, Suffolk/Census
1874/Thomas Raynham/Victualler/../../White's Directory **
1875 - Mrs Mary Raynham (Public House) 155 High Street. Post Office Directory.
1877 - License transferred from Mrs Raynham (Raynham’s Wine Vaults) to Mr. W.
Punchard - Lowestoft Journal, 24th Nov 1877.
1879/William Punchard/Anchor, 155 High Street & wine & beer retailer, Clapham
Road/../../Post Office Directory
1879 - License transfer from W. Punchard to Mr. E.D. Balls. Lowestoft Journal,
18th Oct 1879.
1881 - Edward D. Balls (Age 47, Inn Keeper, RG11-1903-81-11) Anchor Brewery 155
High Street
1881/Edward D Balls/Inn Keeper/47/Lowestoft, Suffolk/Census
1881/Ruth Balls/Wife/28/Lowestoft, Suffolk/Census
1881/Ada Balls/Daughter/9/Lowestoft, Suffolk/Census
1881/Edward W Balls/Son/6/Lowestoft, Suffolk/Census
1881/Edith M Balls/Daughter/4/Lowestoft, Suffolk/Census
1881/Ernest E Balls/Son/1/Lowestoft, Suffolk/Census
1881/Susan Miller/Housekeeper/54/Great Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1881/George Hitchings/Smith Apprentice/18/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1881/Harriet White/Cook/18/Lowestoft, Suffolk/Census
1881/Mary Manning/Housemaid/16/Carlton Colville, Suffolk/Census
1881/Frederick Buck/Waiter/24/Diss, Norfolk/Census
1881/Rose E Fife/Barmaid/25/Great Grimsby, Lincoln/Census
1882 - Edward D. Balls mentioned in the Ipswich Journal, 2nd December 1882
1883 - E. D. Balls. 150 High Street. Cook’s Directory of Lowestoft.
1884 - Edward D. Balls. Lowestoft Journal, 28th Jun 1884.
1891 - William Coleman. Norfolk Chronicle, 31st Jan 1891.
1891/William Coleman/Publican/54/Lowestoft, Suffolk/Census
1891/Mary Ann Coleman/Wife/60/Henstead, Suffolk/Census
1892 - William Coleman - Kelly’s Directory. 155 High Street.
1893 - William Coleman. Lowestoft Journal 4th Nov 1893.
1900 - Harry Drewitt. Norfolk News, 3rd Mar 1900.
1900 - Harry Drewitt - Kelly’s Directory. 159 High Street.
1904/William Barber/../../../Post Office Directory
1906 - Transfer of license from William Barber to Alfred Bayfield. Lowestoft
Journal, 14th Jul 1906.
1907 - A. Bayfield. Eastern Daily Press, 17th Jul 1907.
1911 - Alfred Bayfield (Age 35, Hotel Proprietor, Anchor Hotel) RG14/11036/199
1911/Alfred Bayfield/Hotel proprietor/35/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1911/Ada Bayfield/Wife/35/Lowestoft, Suffolk/Census
1911/Emily Kent/Book Keeper/28/Stoke Newington, London/Census
1911/Maggie Burgess/General Servant/19/Lowestoft, Suffolk/Census
1911/Ada Murrow/Housemaid/30/Heawor, Cornwall/Census
1911/John Henry Bayfield/Son/1/Lowestoft, Suffolk/Census
1912 - Alfred Bayfield, Anchor Hotel, High Street. Kelly’s Directory of Suffolk.
1916/Alfred Bayfield/../../../Post Office Directory
1925/Alfred Bayfield/../../../Post Office Directory
1961 - Joseph Hart, proprietor. Kelly’s Directory of Lowestoft.
1975 - Robert George Marr - Bankruptcy.
* Provided by Ian White
** Provided By Colin Ager