| BLACK JOKE |
KINGS LYNN |
index |
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| 28 NORTH STREET |
NORTH END WARD |
FULL LICENCE |
CLOSED
1920 |
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| KINGS LYNN PETTY SESSION
REGISTERS PS 4/3/1 to 4/3/3 ( August 1872 to 1956 ) |
| ELIJAH EYRES |
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| ALFRED REAM |
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| CHARLES REAM |
of Doncaster |
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| Licensees : |
| THOMAS
TWAITES |
* 1836 - 1839 |
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| MATTHEW
BEESON |
1846 |
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JOSEPH ANDERSON
& fisherman |
1861 |
| WILLIAM ANDERSON |
1869 |
WILLIAM R. FROST
& fish & game dealer |
by 1871 |
| LOUISA FROST |
09.04.1888 |
| SAMUEL GARDINER |
15.10.1888 |
HENRY DEXTER JOHNSON
age 51 in 1901 |
15.11.1897 |
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c1890
Licence extinct 20th January 1921
In 1797 a cutter, by the name of the BLACK JOKE, conveyed a message to
Admiral Adam Duncan, that the Dutch fleet had put to sea. Duncan was
fitting out his fleet at Gt. Yarmouth.
The Dutch were at the time supporting a planned French invasion of
Ireland.
The Dutch fleet was intercepted on the 11th October 1797 off the Dutch
coastal village of Camperduin.
The Battle of Camperdown was fought and won with Admiral Duncan leading
one line of ships and Vice-Admiral Onslow leading another. |
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(
Thanks to Derek Taylor for the historical connection ) |
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( It is said that the Black Joke
is an old Irish Jig ? ) |
