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UPPER STREET GUILTCROSS HUNDRED FULL LICENCE CLOSED by 1985
GUILTCROSS & SHROPHAM REGISTERS TAKEN 19th September 1789 & 17th September 1794
JOHN & ELIZABETH BIRD Owners 1760 - 1762, innholders
ELIZABETH BIRD Owner 1763 (Widow) - Married Robert Taylor, Yeoman of Pulham St. Mary : Elizabeth died 1772
ROBERT TAYLOR 1772 - 1776 (Died 1776 - property put into legal possession of Francis Fisher, farmer of Suffolk)
CHARLES HUTCHINSON &
FRANCIS FISHER
Joint owners according to agreement dated 1780.
BIDWELLS Conveyed with 4 acres of land from the late L. S. Bidwell to S. C. Bidwell 30.12.1868
BULLARDS Bidwells taken over by Bullards in 1924.
WATNEY MANN Closed in early 1980's
Licensees :
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JOHN BAILEY 1789 - 1794
FRANCIS FISHER 1799
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GEORGE EDWARDS senior 1835
ELIZABETH EDWARDS 1836
JAMES WHITTON
age 59 in 1851
also found as Witton
Died Q2 1852
1841 - 1851
CHARLES BETTS 1854
CHARLES BRETT 1856
WILLIAM GEORGE EDWARDS 1858
GEORGE EDWARDS
& wheelwright
age 34 in 1861
*1861
FREDERICK BOYCE 1863 - 1864
WILLIAM EDWARDS
(Died Q2 1880 - age 60)
1865
GEORGE FORDHAM
Died 1869 ?
1868
THOMAS WEST
age 66 in 1881
(Died Q3 1880 - age 68)
1869 - 1881
(AMOS BALLS & coal merchant  - according to White) (1883)
EDGAR BALLS
age 38 in 1891
(1883 according to Kelly)
(Died Q4 1905 - age 52 ?)
1883 - 1891
WILLIAM SHARPE MALTBY 1892 - 1896
FREDERICK CLAXTON
age 51 in 1901
Died March 1922 - age 72
1900 - 1916
WILLIAM HEDLEY SMITH
Died 3rd May1952, age 71
(Mrs. Florence Smith died December 1954, age 73)
1921 - 1945
CYRIL ARTHUR FLOOD & wife FLORENCE ETHEL (nee Smith - they had married 10th October 1936. Florence died November 1990 ) 1954 - 1965
...... EMBLEM c1966
RAY A STACEY 1970 - 1980
JOHN & HELEN ........ 1981
REGINALD NEWMAN by 10.1981




Leased for one year by Francis Fisher, innholder, to Shelford Bidwell and Leonard Bidwell for the sum 5 shillings of good and lawful money of Great Britain as indenture dated 9th October 1799.
If lawfully demanded, one Pepper Corn was to be paid on the last day of the term.


A Copyhold property valued at £880 in document dated 25th July 1889, including 5 acres of land.

Sapper William Alfred Smith R.E., the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. William Smith, of the Swan Inn,  married Miss Hilda May Fisher 10th June 1942. The reception for 45 guests was held at the Inn.

On Sunday 6th September 1942, four men entered the house and asked for drinks. Being sort of beer, landlord William H. Smith refused to serve them. They left, but took three glass mugs with them, which they smashed in the street. Police-constable Gaskin observed the men leaving at 9:30 pm and heard the sound of breaking glass.
Before Lord Albemarle on Monday 5th October 1942, the only two persons charged were:- Daniel Coleman who was fined £1 on each of charge of breaking the three glasses, plus 12s 9d costs. Joseph McGrath was fined 25s on each charge with 12s 6d costs.

Mr. W. Smith offered his Poultry Houses, Outdoor Effects, surplus Household Furniture & Sow and 9 Store Pigs For Sale by Auction Saturday 23rd June 1945, since he was retiring.

Plans for structural alterations made by Messrs. Bullards & Sons - Approved Monday 13th March 1950.