| Licensees : |
| ........
COOK |
1732 |
ROBERT COOK
( Went to DUKES HEAD, Kings Lynn) |
to 1758 |
WILLIAM
BURTON
( Previously at White Hart, Thetford ) |
January 1764 |
| ..... DADE |
1787 |
| HUGH DADE |
1789 - 1794 |
| ROBERT
SHEARING |
by
12.09.1796 |
| GEORGE
BENNETT |
by
08.09.1798 |
| HENRY RADWIN |
c1808 |
| Mr. R.
HASTINGS |
1810 - 1817 |
| J. S. BAKER |
01.09.1819
-1822 |
| JOHN S HOWLETT |
1830 |
| ROBERT RICHES |
* 1830 -
1839 |
| ROBERT LEAMAN |
1845 - 1846 |
ROGER HARRISON
age 41 in 1851 |
1849 -
1858 |
Mrs MARY ANN HARRISON
age 57 in 1861 |
1861 - 1869 |
ALICE BISHOP
age 48 |
* 1871 |
| HENRY FARRIN |
1875 - 1877 |
JAMES BARBER
age 39 in 1881 |
1879 - 1883 |
HENRY WILLIAM OWLES
age 43 in 1891 |
1888 - 1896 |
ELIZA OWLES
age 48 in 1901 - widow |
by 1901 |
| SAMUEL WALLER |
27.10.1919 |
| HENRY JAMES SPENCER |
25.04.1921(?) |
| MABEL ELLEN SPENCER |
13.08.1945 |
| WILLIAM EVANS |
12.11.1945 |
| EDWARD FRANCIS WINSER |
21.07.1952 |
| LACEY ANTHONY ENDERBY |
31.03.1958 |
| STUART ALAN
CLARKE |
04.11.1974 |
|
c1915 - As the LION HOTEL.
Described as a Tudor coaching inn.
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From the travel diary of the 2nd Earl of Oxford, dated 18th September 1732
:-
"We left Norwich and came to Fakenham. We came there in good
time. The town is a very poor town, but it was the only place we
could stay at to make our journey right. We lay at the
"Red Lion" kept by one Cook, a sorry house."
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William Burton laid in a Stock of neat Wines of all Sorts, Arrack, Rum,
Brandy &c. when he took over the house January 1`764.
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It is recorded that in 1778 a gentleman offered to meet workers here who had complained of
high prices. The gentleman ordered bread and beer for the 300 souls that turned up, but
then, instead of redressing their grievances, he told them that their meeting was illegal.
The ensuing fury led to the breaking of several windows and the hasty retreat of the said
gentleman.
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Parson Woodforde dined here 14th September 1787 and described innkeeper Dade
as a Somerset man.
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On Friday 28th January 1814 Estates at Kettlestone, Little Snoring,
Pensthorpe and Great Snoring were offered for sale by auction.
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J. S. Baker announced his arrival at the house 1st September 1819, where he
intended fitting up in a genteel style....
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A Post Windmill at Gt Snoring was offered for auction here
on 13th April 1826.
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Shown on Bryants 1826 map.
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In 1830 the coach the HERO called at the CROWN & the RED LION every alternate morning,
except Sundays, at 6:00an on route to London.
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John Howlett is given as licensee in Pigot & Co's directory of 1830.
The house was refitted for R. Riches in 1830, so it is assumed that Mr Riches took over
from Mr Howlett at about that time.
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House used as Council offices from 1976 to September 2000. |
