| Licensees : |
| JOHN &
CHARLOTTE WRIGHT |
* 1823 - *
1830 |
ROBERT PLATTEN
age 44 in 1851
& farmer |
* 1833 - 1851 |
| STEPHEN WESTNEY |
1854 - 1858 |
ROBERT CHAPMAN
& farmer 74 acres 1861
& farmer 100 acres 1871 & 1881 |
1860 - 1883 |
GEORGE ROSE PORRETT
& farmer |
1888 - 1892 |
| ALFRED DOUGHTY |
1896 |
| HENRY ADCOCK |
1900 |
| CHARLES DUFFIELD |
1904 - 1908 |
| Mrs EDITH DUFFIELD |
1912 |
| FREDERICK WILLIAM HALL |
1916 to 1926 |
| JOHN BOND |
03.08.1926 |
| ALFRED ERNEST HENRY LEE |
18.10.1932 |
| VALENTINE GRAY |
05.02.1935 |
| ALBERT E HALL |
01.04.1941 |
| THOMAS
WILLIAM RITCHIE LAKE |
11.04.1950 |
| ARTHUR
FISHER BURTON |
09.09.1952 |
| FREDERICK
RICHARD CANNELL |
05.09.1961 |
| ROBERT
HERBERT ELSDON |
undated (pre
1975) |
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Built 1806 as a coaching inn for visitors to Wolterton Hall.
originally known as the NEW INN.
Appears on Bryants 1826 map.
In Steward & Patteson records as first supplied during the year 1850
to 1851.
The business of Robert Platten, including a 3 coomb brewing plant was
offered for sale by auction 3rd October 1851.
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The Norwich Mercury of 30th June 1860 advised :-
`Mr. Robert Chapman begs to announce to his Friends and Public that the Opening Dinner
will take place on Wednesday July the 11th. W.H.Scott in the Chair. Dinner at Half-past
Four for Five O'clock. Tickets 10s 6d each, for which an early application is politely
requested.
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George Porrett issued an invoice dated January 1889 to a Mr E Sharpin for a mixture of
taxes, balanced against goods received.
Payment was due for :
2nd installment of Poor Rate for July 1888, £1/14/11d.
1st installment Poor Rate due for 6th November 1888, £1/9/11d.
Highway Rate due £1/9/11.
2nd installment Poor Rate 15th January 1889, £1/9/11.
Poor Rate installment for 5th May 1889, £1/5/-d
Highway Rate due £1/19/11.
All LESS :
Wheat received to the value of £2/1/3d
One acre of Swedes to value of £4/-/-
Giving Total due of £3/4/8d
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