| Licensees : |
| JOHN SHARPE |
1830 - 1836 |
| JOHN HOWES |
1839 - 1846 |
MATTHEW HERRING ARTHUR
age 49 in 1851 |
1850 - 1856 |
JAMES CHAPMAN
& postmaster & farmer |
1858 - 1877 |
| Exors of James Chapman |
1879 |
HENRY PERFECT
& farmer 25 acres
& wine merchant |
1881 - 1892 |
| ROBERT WALPOLE PALMER |
1896 - 1916 |
| Mrs A
GOODMAN |
1922 |
| ARTHUR
FARRANTS |
1925 |
| ARTHUR EDWARD PHILPOT |
by 02.1928 |
| GEORGE THOMAS RIX |
18.03.1929 |
| Fine £2 plus
10/6d costs for selling out of hours 14.09.1931 |
| SOPHIA MABEL RIX |
29.02.1932 |
| HARRY GUY EASTWOOD |
21.10.1935 |
| ROBERT HARRY COTTRELL |
09.08.1937 |
THOMAS BECKINGHAM
( Died January 1975 - age 78 ) |
17.08.1942 |
| JACK BENJAMIN
BECKINGHAM |
27.04.1964
to at least 1974 |
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Lord Suffield held a meeting here in 1811 regarding the construction of the North Walsham
to Dilham canal.
A dinner was held here, in the presence of the Honourable (Colonel) John Wodehouse, to
celebrate the opening of the canal in 1826.
Once an important Coaching Inn.
By 1830 a coach left for Cromer every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6:00pm.
Another coach left for Norwich at 10:00am every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Departure to
Norwich was at 9:00am on a Saturday.
The coach the MAIL CART left for Norwich every day at 2:00pm
A Freemasons meeting place for over 200 years.
County Court held here during the 1850's.On Sunday 27th August 1899 proprietor John
Walpole Palmer sent Jockey Elvin on one of his fastest horses to all the local farms.
The Town Hall was on fire and within 30 minutes 30 water carts were lined up at the fire
pumps. The Town Hall was destroyed.
The site became the Manor Hotel.
Damaged by enemy action 31.12.1942
One S&P record states that the house was purchased for £7,000 in 1927, however the
S&P Trust Deed states £5,500 was paid 17.04.1928
Held a Market Day extension for
Thursday afternoons - 2:30pm to 4:30pm
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