| Licensees : |
| J. TOWNSEND |
1845 |
JOHN SKIPPER
age 34 in 1851 |
1851 - 1854 |
ABRAHAM HOLMES
( at Princess of Wales 1861 ) |
by 1856 -
1869 |
THOMAS WILLIAM BLOMFIELD
& farmer & hay merchant |
25.11.1872 |
| EDWIN HARRY GREEN |
by 1904 |
| SAMUEL FARROW |
10.10.1904 |
| MABEL ANNIE FARROW |
02.02.1925 |
| WILLIAM THORNLEY |
08.07.1935 |
| IVAN EDGAR SMITH |
06.07.1953 |
| PETER WILLIAM MARIUS SORENSON |
03.02.1958 |
| ERNIE & JOSIE ROPER |
to 1969 |
FRANK RONALD BIRD
& Gwendoline Iris Bird |
1969 - 1976 |
| RON & AVIS ROWE |
from 1976 |
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29.03.1993
Given as the PRINCESS of WALES 1846 and in
1861.
A public weighbridge was included.
In 1883 charges for the weighbridge were:-
Roots, Coal & Gravel etc. at 4d per Ton
Hay at 8d per Ton
Beasts 1/- per head
Pigs & sheep 6d per head.
Bark or Straw 1/- per load
Vehicle weighed for free afterwards.
Also in 1883 it was advertised that Thomas W. Blomfield was the sole proprietor, offering
Wholesale & Retail Hay, Corn & Cake :
Hay cut by Steam Power.
Bags supplied.
Agent for Cattle Traffic for the Great Eastern Railway.
Market Day licence granted 1956. This allowed opening on Tuesday afternoons until 4:00pm.
( Normal closing time was generally at least one hour earlier )
Closed 2004
Reopened September 2004 under the name of
COBBLESTONES
featuring a menu including Mexican food and
`Real Ales '
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