Included within Lot No. 1 in sale by order of the Trustees of the late John Morse
Esq.
held 8th & 9th September 1847.
The property included :-
Parlour, Bar, 2 Kitchens & 4 Bedrooms : with large Yard, Stable gig House &
outbuildings, Pump & reservoir.
82¾ barrels of beer sold in the final year of
trading.
On Monday 6th October 1952 the licence was temporarily transferred from
Mrs. Rowe to Henry Chesson, the Kings Lynn manager of Messrs. Steward &
Patteson. The magistrates were advised that the house would close that
day and would not reopen. It was the intention to move the licence to
another division.
This closure reduced the number of public houses in Swaffham to 13.
Licence transferred to the
HOUSE on the GREEN,
North Wootton 6th May1953.
Stan Winter outside the Ship c1920
