Do you remember nights out at the Hare and Hounds pub in Ipswich back in the 1970s?

East Anglian Daily Times: Getting together with friends at the Hare and Hounds in Norwich Road, Ipswich in 1974 Picture: ARCHANTGetting together with friends at the Hare and Hounds in Norwich Road, Ipswich in 1974 Picture: ARCHANT (Image: Archant)

Today we are looking back at another of the town’s lost pubs in its heyday.

East Anglian Daily Times: Getting together with friends at the Hare and Hounds in Norwich Road, Ipswich in 1974 Picture: ARCHANTGetting together with friends at the Hare and Hounds in Norwich Road, Ipswich in 1974 Picture: ARCHANT (Image: Archant)

Our photographer spent an evening there in 1974 and met some of the regulars. Can you spot yourself or someone you know in our gallery?

East Anglian Daily Times: Getting together with friends at the Hare and Hounds in Norwich Road, Ipswich in 1974 Picture: ARCHANTGetting together with friends at the Hare and Hounds in Norwich Road, Ipswich in 1974 Picture: ARCHANT (Image: Archant)

MORE: Memories of Ipswich Beer FestivalThe Hare and Hounds was built in the 19th century and at one times the building actually contained two pubs, the other one being The Grapes.

East Anglian Daily Times: Getting together with friends at the Hare and Hounds in Norwich Road, Ipswich in 1974 Picture: ARCHANTGetting together with friends at the Hare and Hounds in Norwich Road, Ipswich in 1974 Picture: ARCHANT (Image: Archant)

It was a popular venue for football fans and had some problems over the years, featuring in the Sky One series Britain’s Toughest Pubs in 2004.

East Anglian Daily Times: Getting together with friends at the Hare and Hounds in Norwich Road, Ipswich in 1974 Picture: ARCHANTGetting together with friends at the Hare and Hounds in Norwich Road, Ipswich in 1974 Picture: ARCHANT (Image: Archant)

The pub closed down for good in July 2010 and was bought by Coes, which turned it into a wedding shop.

East Anglian Daily Times: Getting together with friends at the Hare and Hounds in Norwich Road, Ipswich in 1974 Picture: ARCHANTGetting together with friends at the Hare and Hounds in Norwich Road, Ipswich in 1974 Picture: ARCHANT (Image: Archant)

MORE: A night out at the Railway pub in 1970sWhat are your memories of the Hare and Hounds? Email judy.rimmer@archant.co.uk or write to Judy Rimmer, Newsroom, 120 Princes Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1RS.

East Anglian Daily Times: Getting together with friends at the Hare and Hounds in Norwich Road, Ipswich in 1974 Picture: ARCHANTGetting together with friends at the Hare and Hounds in Norwich Road, Ipswich in 1974 Picture: ARCHANT (Image: Archant)

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