Licensees :
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RICHARD SHAUL / SHAWL	1783 - here 07.09.1789
RICHARD BELL	1794
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Mr. SHAW	here April 1814
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DAVID MASON age 65 in 1841	1824 - 1841
Mrs MARY RINGWOOD & post office age 55 in 1851 (Died Q1 1877 - age 87)	1845 - 1872
JAMES FULLER	1875
MILES W BLOMFIELD Died Q2 1877 - age 85	1877
ROBERT WARD age 33 in 1881	1879 - 1881
CHARLES SWANN	1883
SAMUEL MAYS	1888
CHARLES WILLIAM PARFITT age 41 in 1891 Died Q3 1899 - age 49	1890 - 1899
Mrs CATHERINE PARFITT age 47 in 1901	1900 - 1901
WILLIAM SMITH	1904 - 1925
ROBERT ELSEGOOD (Died June 1952 - age 72)	1929 - 1937
PERCY ELLIS TICE (Died March 1979 - age 74)	from 1942
CHARLES SMITH	20.08.1962
NORMAN GEORGE EVERITT (Died December 1982 - age 69)	01.02.1965
RALPH DUDLEY TERRY	06.06.1966
LINDSAY EDWARD MOYES moved to Scotland	31.03.1970
BOB BOWERS	from March 1973
WILF & KATE MASTERS	28.11.1973
CAROL & EDDIE EDWARDS	1974 - 06.1976
ERIC & MARGARET ........	by 12.1976
RON & OLIVE GREENSHIELDS	12.1979 - 12.1980+
JIM & SUE YOUNG	23.08.1982 - 11.1983+
NIGEL & SHIRLEY BARTON	1989 -1991+
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Mr Fiddy	to 2006
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On Friday 8th March 1957, Mr. P. Tice was asked, at the Norfolk Quarter Sessions, "where he drew the line regarding beer consumption". He replied that he was a teetotaller.

September 1998



The Norfolk Chronicles of 29th March 1783 and 5th & 12th April 1783 carried notices of properties for sale which included:-
All that Messuage, or Public-House, called the Bell, situate in Grimston aforesaid, together with the Carpenter's Shop, Blacksmith's Shop, Stable, Yard and Garden thereto belonging, and now in the Use of Richard Shaul, and Joseph Kendall, at the yearly Rent of 15 pounds 10 shillings. The Buildings are in very good Repair, and moderately assessed to the Land-Tax.
The same description was used 20th September 1783 when the house appeared as Lot 1 in an auction to be held Tuesday 30th September at Kings Lynn.

Sold 30th September 1783

On 5th September 1786, Sergeant Clerk of the second regiment of dragoon guards was committed to Norwich Castle for assaulting and stabbing with his sword, publican Richard Shawl. It was reported that Shawl was likely to recover and had been the first aggressor. The prisoner was a man who always bore an excellent character.

For Sale by Auction Thursday 28th October 1824, in the occupation of David Mason.

Local council agreed 3rd July 2006 that house could be converted to a private dwelling.

Trading as a Guest House with licensed bar and restaurant by 2008.