| Licensees : |
MUCKY PORTER
( Silver Fleece ) |
c1640 - 1670 |
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WILLIAM PECKETT
age 60
& farmer 65 acres
died 1862 |
1836 - 1862
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| Mrs MARY PECKETT |
1865 - 1871 |
JOHN PORTER
& shoemaker |
1877 - 1896 |
| GEORGE HARTLEY |
1900 - 1904 |
| ARTHUR BALL |
1908 - 1912 |
| GEORGE HARTLEY |
1915 |
| THOMAS VALE |
by 1916 |
| JOHN YOUNGS |
07.04.1924 |
| HARRY PORTER |
04.01.1937 |
| KENNETH WILLIAM HUDSON |
07.02.1944 |
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| LES &
MAY CROWTHER |
c1950 -
c1960 |
| LAURIE
PORTER |
to 1976 |
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Formerly the SILVER FLEECE.
It is reputed that during the Civil War, Mucky Porter guided King Charles
I
through the fens and was rewarded with a bag of gold.
Later King Charles II is said to have further rewarded him with several
acres of land
which became known as the Methwold Severals.The BELL in 1836
Penny In The Hole once played here but out of fashion by 1950's.
Local rules were that 6 players would each have 2 pennies.
The first to score 2 in the hole would win the shilling.
Closed and boarded up by 10.04.1998
REOPENED! Saturday 27th October 2001
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