Compasses, Stansfield

Also reported in Clare Rd. Details of pub premises belonging to William Ward & Son sold, along with the brewery, by auction 23 January 1894*** - taken from the original source of documentation at Suffolk Record Office: Stansfield The Compasses Chiefly brick-built on high road to Clare. On the First Floor: 3 Rooms & an attic. On the Ground Floor: Tap Room, Bar Room, Pantry, Sitting Room with bay window Entrance Hall, large Kitchen, Private Sitting Room & Cellar in basement. 2 Stables, Barn, Pin Shed, Piggery Cart Shed, Coal House, Workshop, Cart Shed with folding gates & Yard Let to Mr. B. Middleditch for about 5 years. In Feb/Mar 1981 edition of Last Orders**** it was reported that the Compasses had just been refurbished & reopened by GK after being "gutted by fire" & new handpumps had been installed. Closed for 7 Months in late 2008/early 2009. Photographs of this pub and more historical information about it can be found at suffolk.camra.org.uk/pub/877