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CHURCH STREET MITFORD HUNDRED FULL LICENCE CLOSED 26.06.1970
MITFORD & LAUNDITCH LICENCE REGISTERS PS 12/5/1 & PS 12/5/2 (1901 to 1975)
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WATNEY MANN Closed by Watney Mann (East Anglia) Ltd 1970
Licensees :
WILLIAM CHAPLING
age 30 in 1841
age 44 in 1851
age 54 in 1861
1841 - * 1861
Mrs ELEANOR CHAPLING 1864 - 1875
Fine 5s and 13s costs for selling out of hours - 02.09.1864 - see opposite.
WILLIAM KIRK
& carpenter
(also given 1883)
1877 - 1879
Friday 7th September 1891 - John Kirk and his sons, William and Herbert, were charged of assaulting Thomas Fowler, a County Court bailiff on 30th August. Foster was cross-summoned for assaulting Herbert Kirk.
John Kirk paid a fine of 5s and costs, all other charges were dismissed.
JOHN KIRK
age 44 in 1881
1881 - 1888
GEORGE BUNTING
age 31 in 1891
1890 - 1896
MARK INGRAM CHAPLING
age 56 in 1901
1900 to 1904
ROBERT FANTHORPE 08.07.1904
FRANCIS HARRY RACKHAM 22.05.1908
ROBERT FANTHORPE 16.10.1908
EDWARD WILSON PIGOT 09.04.1915
NELLIE ELIZABETH PIGOT 24.11.1916
WALTER CECIL HENSBY 19.11.1920
HENRY JAMES SMITH 12.10.1934
FRANCES NORMAN ALEXANDER SKINNER 12.03.1954
ANDREW JOHN HARDY 21.08.1970


At the Petty Sessions Friday 2nd September 1864, Mrs Eleanor Chapling was charged by police-constable Barton, with supplying ale at illegal hours on the 21st August. Fined 5s and 13s costs.

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In 1916 Edward Pigot decided to do his bit for the war and volunteered for the army travelling to Attleborough to sign up. He was mobilised 2-Nov-1916 and spent time in 339 Siege Gun Battery before being transferred to 325 Battery. His unit was sent to France 12-May-1917. On 26-Mar-1919 they were employed detonating munitions. A detonator exploded injuring Edward and a colleague. Edward helped to bandage the arm of his companion and get him to hospital. Edward died of his wounds 21-Apr-1919 which included a fractured skull. Full records of the event seem to have been lost in the withdrawal of the Army from France and subsequent disbanding of 325 Battery.
It was not until 1920 that his wife Nellie was given a pension of 26s 8d plus 10s for their daughter, Eileen May.

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S&P report for Watney Mann (East Anglia) Ltd, prepared June 1969 recommended immediate closure, stating that `Trade is bad....The Red Lion is less than 200 yards away..... The whole atmosphere quite depressing.'

Licence NOT applied for 12th February 1971