Margaret Catchpole Public House

The Margaret Catchpole Public House is a public house in Cliff Lane, Ipswich. Built in 1936 by the local architect Harold Ridley Hooper for Tolly Cobbold brewery, it is a Grade II* listed building.[1] Most of its interior features have remained unaltered since the 1930s, making it one of the finest examples of this period in England.[2] Since 2003 it has been part of the Holywells Park Conservation Area.[3]

Margaret Catchpole Public House, May 2009

Margaret Catchpole
Main article: Margaret Catchpole

The building was named after Margaret Catchpole, previously a servant of the writer Elizabeth Cobbold. After providing good service to the Cobbold's, she left their employ. However, in 1797 she stole a horse from them to ride to London to find her lover. She was arrested and after being found guilty in a trial she was sentenced to death, subsequently commuted to transportation to Australia. Her story was subsequently turned into a novel by Elizabeth's son, Richard Cobbold, in 1845 and has remained popular ever since.[4]

References
  1. Historic England. "The Margaret Catchpole Public House  (Grade II*) (1243454)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. "Margaret Catchpole". pubheritage.camra.org.uk. Pub Heritage. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. "HOLYWELLS PARK CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL AND MANAGEMENT PLAN" (PDF). www.ipswich.gov.uk. l. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. Lynravn, Joan. "Catchpole, Margaret (1762–1819)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 14 September 2019.

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