| Licensees : |
JOHN MATTHEWS
Victualler & ratcatcher |
1832 -
1839 |
LEONARD LEWIS
age 52 in 1851
& farmer 30 acres
( given as farmer at Eastgate in 1841, but no mention of beer )
Died April 1872 |
1845 - 1856 |
JOHN CLEMENTS
age 29 |
1861 |
| ROBINS DIX |
1865 |
WHEELER WOODCOCK
& dealer
age 29 in 1871 |
1869 - 1875 |
| ROBERT
ARTHURTON |
1877 |
WILLIAM GALLEY
& farmer 10 acres - age 59 in 1881
Died Q4 1881 - age 60 |
1878 - 1881 |
WILLIAM
GALLEY
age 42 in 1891 |
1882 - 1892 |
| JOHN WATSON |
1896 |
WILLIAM EASTON
& butcher
age 47 in 1901 |
1900 - 1916 |
| DANIEL EASTON |
1922 - 1925 |
| WILLIAM D EASTON |
1929 - 1933 |
| ELIZABETH EASTON |
16.10.1934 |
| ALFRED E
EASTON |
12.02.1952 |
D A GRIMBLE
( Brewery Representative ) |
05.11.1974 |
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| JILL & EUGENE CHARLIER |
to 1998 |
| DENISE & PETER McCARTER |
by 1999 |
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The Rat Catchers Farm in 1832 Register of Electors.
Lot No. 10 in sale of Reepham Brewery, Saturday 8th June 1878. Then let to William Galley
at an annual rent of £20.
Containing :- Club Room, Bar, Pantry and Wash House, Tap Room, and Parlour with Bay
Window, Cellar and 6 Bedrooms, Garden and close of arable land in the rear, Walled in yard
fronting the house with Detached Building. Also a Large Barn with Lodge, Stabling and
other premises and Farm Yard - The total site being about 3.5 acres - Freehold - Purchased
by Steward.
Originally known as the RAT CATCHER.
Named the GAY DUNN by November
1979 and into early 1980's
Popular as a Restaurant from the mid 1980's |
