The 1904 Woodbridge licensing records show that the Fludyer's license was issued in 1853. Whether this was when it was first licensed or when it got a full (ie not just beer) license isn't clear, though the latter seems more probable. A report in the Ipswich Journal** on 29 May in 1811 states that : To be sold by Auction on 10th June, 1811, All those delightful Premises, the Property & Residence of Sir Samuel FLUDYER, BART, situate on the Sea Shore of Felixstowe...(Property description)...NOTE: NO REFERENCE TO AN INN BUT COULD THIS BE THE SAME LOCATION AS THE FLUDYER'S ARMS? There was a earlier building of a wooden structure that had the same name & dated back to 1839 or earlier which stood to the left of site. The current building was erected in 1903 to replace it. A report in the Ipswich Journal** on 28 Sep in 1861 states that : Auction of The Fludyer Arms Inn, Felixstowe, advantageously placed upon the beach & well-accustomed (No owner/occupier noted) A paperback book published in 1969, called "Inns of the Suffolk Coast" by Leonard P Thompson** contains the following extract: The Fludyer Hotel, Felixstowe There was a small, wooden building on the beach known as Smith's after the name of the proprietor, William Smith. It was the original Fludyer's Arms & also Felixstowe's Post Office. Gradually the sea encroached & for several years it stood within a few feet of high tide. The Hotel of today was built in 1903. Current building dates from 1903 (see history) Closed at the beginning of October 2011, for conversion into a "boutique" hotel. Photographs of this pub and more historical information about it can be found at suffolk.camra.org.uk/pub/280