| Licensees : |
| - |
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| THOMAS BELL |
1794 |
| - |
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| THOMAS GREEN |
1830 - 11.1848 |
WILLIAM DEWING
age 34 in 1851
& horse breaker
(Thomas Dewing 1856) |
1849- 1858 |
| Fine of 3s 6d and 16s 6d costs on Monday
6th August 1849 for keeping house open at improper hours. |
| FRANCIS
BUSH |
Here March
1859 |
| WILLIAM DEWING |
1861 - 1663 |
| WILLIAM HOOK |
1864 |
SAMUEL HOOK
also given as HOOKS 1871 & 1875 |
1865 - 1875 |
| Monday 12th December 1870 - Fine of
5s and £2 1s costs for being drunk and furiously driving on the London
Road, on Tuesday 6th. |
| Mrs ELIZABETH HOOK (S) |
1877 - 1883 |
| GEORGE TAYLOR junior |
1888 - 1896 |
| WILLIAM BROWN |
1898 - 1900 |
| GEORGE JEWSON |
1904 |
CHARLES EAGLE
& carrier |
1908 - 1929 |
WALTER WILLIAM WALKER
wife Elizabeth (LIZZY) |
1933 - 1937 |
PERCY EDWARD GEORGE MANNING
Ejected from the house by the magistrates at the request of S&P.
Order granted Monday 4th September 1939. |
to 09.1939 |
| Mrs. BENSLEY |
here 1944 |
| THOMAS GEORGE FAIRWEATHER |
to 11.1947 |
| GEORGE WALTER WARNES |
03.11.1947 |
| CLIFFORD BARNES |
04.03.1959 |
| EDGAR ARCHIE GRIMES |
18.08.1958 |
| DUDLEY ALBERT GRIMBLE |
04.06.1962 |
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Known as the GREEN
MAN to at least 1783.
Offered for lease in 1802 as the SHIP
Appears in Swaffham Brewery Deeds 1803 - 1842
Described at auction 1847 as:-
Including, Large Garden, Stable, Gig House, Piggery and Convenient Outbuildings attached;
Also a Cottage adjoining - All Freehold.
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All the Household Furniture and Effects, late the property of Thomas Green,
were to be sold by auction Monday 6th November 1848.
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Licensee Francis Bush purchased a horse from William Smith, painter, for the
sum of £10. The mare, warranted sound, turned out to be lame. Smith claimed
that all were aware of the condition of the horse, since were it perfect he
would have asked for £25. At the trial, Friday 18th March 1859, the Judge
observed that he was never more in the mind to send one or two of the
defence
witnesses to take their trial for perjury. Bush had contradicted the witness
statements but the witnesses had contradicted themselves. The Judge observed
that they had not been drilled enough, the prosecution replied that it was
because they had not been drilled at all.
Immediate repayment was required to Mr. Bush.
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Benjamin Simms, alias William Smith, known as Butter Billy, was sentenced at Norwich Assizes, to
ten years penal servitude, for breaking into the Ship, Castleacre.
On Thursday 17th January 1868 he had woken Mrs. Hooks at two o'clock in the
morning in her bedroom. Another man was heard on the stairs. Both men made a
swift exit with their booty upon Simms being recognised. Mrs Hooks raised
Mr. Hooks from his bedroom and he gave chase, but it was too late.
The thieves escaped with £12 10s in gold, some 10s in copper and a small
amount of silver. Five silver spoons, a leg of pork and some bacon were also
stolen. The police discovered a trail of coppers along the road leading from
the Ship to Simms house, dropped in the haste of escape.
Simms was said to be a member of a gang of thieves infesting the village and
neighbourhood.
On
Wednesday 29th April 1868 Simms was transferred from Swaffham House of
Correction to Pentonville Prison.
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William Brown gave evidence at the Grimston Magistrates
Court 26th September 1898 regarding a drunk and disorderly charge.
He was described as licensee of the Ship at Castle Acre.
Licence not renewed 1st February 1965
Became an antiques shop after closure.
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