Butt and Oyster

The Butt and Oyster
in 2001
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Alternative namesThe Three Ducks
General information
TypeInn
Architectural styleTimber-framed[1]
LocationPin Mill[1]
Coordinates51°59′47″N 1°12′46″E / 51.9964°N 1.2127°E / 51.9964; 1.2127
Website
Deben Inns

The Butt and Oyster is an old inn on the River Orwell in Pin Mill, Suffolk.

It was listed for preservation in 1989 and English Heritage dated parts of the structure back to the 17th century.[1] Historical records go back as far as 1456, when a water bailiff held court hearings there.[2] It was subsequently recorded as a public house in 1553.[3] Its name may refer to the barrels used to pack and ship oysters or flounders.[4][5]

The Butt and Oyster is featured in the 1937 children's book We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea by Arthur Ransome, who patronised the inn himself.[6] It subsequently appeared in the 1950 movie Ha'penny Breeze and the 1993 TV series Lovejoy, in which it was renamed "The Three Ducks".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c The Butt and Oyster Public House, English Heritage
  2. ^ a b Renee Waite, Potted History of Pin Mill, The Pin Mill Society, archived from the original on 30 May 2014, retrieved 11 October 2016
  3. ^ Pin Mill Butt & Oyster, Suffolk CAMRA, 14 April 2016
  4. ^ Dictionary of Pub Names, Wordsworth, 2006, p. 68, ISBN 9781840222661
  5. ^ John Norman (24 January 2016), "Ipswich Icons: Picturesque Butt and Oyster pub on banks of River Orwell at Pin Mill has 500 years of history", Ipswich Star
  6. ^ Brogan, Hugh (1984), The Life of Arthur Ransome, p. 363


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