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ALDOUS J & J Aldous given as Brewers, Porter Merchants and Maltsters 1830
John Aldous - owner according to c1839 tithe map
GISSING & EVERSON by 1864
Licensees :
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JAMES & JOHN ALDOUS 1830
JOHN ALDOUS 1839
JAMES ALDOUS
Age 55 in 1841
1841 - 1845
HENRY GIBBS
(Grapes)
1846
RICHARD ROSE 1850
JAMES ALDOUS 1854
JOHN COLLINS 1856
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ANTHONY GISSING
Age 65
1861
GISSING & EVERSON 1864
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JOHN ANTHONY EVERSON
Age 61 in 1911
1875 -  (1925)
CHARLES C BUSSEY
Wine merchant
(1929 - 1931)



 

Liquor Merchant John Aldous of Harleston married Miss Gedney of Mendham, May 1816.

All those persons indebted to the firm of James and John Aldous, Wine and Spirituous Liquor Merchants  were requested to settle their debts immediately - 19th January 1831.

8th June 1831 - The Brewing utensils including coppers, underbeck, barrels, dray and assorted requisites were to be Sold by Auction since Mr. John Aldous was declining the Trade.

Offered for sale 27th October 1854.
Well-frequented.
Standing at the entrance of the town from Bungay, and near the proposed site of the Railway Station.


Licence register from 1932 only has premises recorded as
`Spirit & Wine OFF Licence, formerly the GRAPES, late EVERSONS'

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At the Petty Sessions held in Harleston on Friday 14th February 1907 it was heard that customer James Ringer of Starston was charged with stealing £1 from the Bar during the evening of 1st February 1907. Eventually it was accepted that the money had been taken in error and Ringer was bound over for six months and ordered to pay costs of £1/1s.

Given as one of the only two free houses in town, Friday 5th March 1908. Licence referred at the Adjourned Licensing meeting held Friday 26th February 1909. It was said that the Two Brewers and Duke William were within 100 yards, The Queens Arms and Cardinals Hat were within 200 yards and the Swan, Railway Tavern, Hope and Green Dragon were within 300 yards. The customers were mainly working men whilst the women customers were above average. The accommodation was up to average but there was none for women. There was no provision for supplying eatables and no accommodation for horses or carriages. Mr. Everson was only at home in the evenings. Mr. Henshaw being generally in charge as a manager.
In support of licence renewal it was said that Mr. Everson and his family had carried on at the house for over 100 years. The only complaint was the current one of being redundant to the needs of Harleston. The business did not rely upon Harleston but mostly from customers from the country. The place, including a wholesale wine and spirit merchant's business was managed properly. It would be an act of cruelty to take away the licence since there was a big business being done, in fact larger than in the majority of the other houses.

Licence refused at Compensation Authority meetings of 21st and 23rd June 1909.
It was considered to be an alehouse, licensed for 6 days only with opening hours of 8:00am to 8:00pm Monday to Friday and up to 10:00pm on Saturday.
Owned and run by John A. Everson.
Registered conditions were that it must remain closed during the whole of Sunday and close 1 hour earlier at night.

 

Monday 9th February 1931 - Mr. Charles Clifford Bussey, wine merchant at the premises formerly known as the Grapes, applied for a licence to sell cider, for consumption off the premises, in quantities of less than 4½ gallons or 4 dozen reputed pints, as was allowed under his existing licence.
The police pointed out that although they had no objection to the sale of single bottles by retail, the full licence of the Grapes had been removed after hearings at Court and eventually Somerset House, at a cost in excess of £3,000.
The Bench decided there was no real need, and dismissed the application.