| Licensees : |
WILLIAM
DICKENS
( Also found as Diggens ) |
1780 |
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| WILLIAM CHESSON |
1845 |
JEFFERY JOHN MANN
age 52 in 1851
& farm bailiff |
* 1851 - 1856 |
| THOMAS BROOM |
1861 |
| Mrs SARAH BROOM |
1865 - 1871 |
| ARTHUR
ROBERT COX |
1875 |
ARTHUR PAYNE
& Pork butcher
according to White |
* 1883 |
| SAMUEL PAYNE |
* 1883 - 1888 |
| WILLIAM PAYNE |
1890 - 1891 |
| ROBERT MILFORD |
1892 - 1896 |
| HERBERT GATES |
1900 |
| ROBERT KNIGHTS |
by 1903 |
| GEORGE NEAVE |
25.11.1907 |
| ALFRED DOBIN |
26.04.1909 |
| ARTHUR C. PEGG |
26.06.1916 |
| EMMA PEGG |
26.11.1917 |
| GEORGE MORRIS FORD |
29.11.1920 |
| Fine 29.12.1924
of £1 for selling out of hours. |
| THOMAS CURTIS |
29.10.1928 |
| GLADYS MARY CURTIS |
30.07.1928 |
| GLADYS MARY ASHMORE |
undated |
| ARNOLD HUGH ASHMORE |
25.04.1932 |
| E. T. SLEGG |
30.07.1973 |
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| JOHN MATTHEWS |
1989 - |
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c1986
Mr DICKENS was subject to a threat of murder by some 20 smugglers who
accused him of informing upon them, the smugglers demanded
£60 in recompense for the goods that were siezed. Mr
Diggens happened to be away at the time that the offenders `besat his
house in the night, broke all his locks, confined his wife and servants,
and swore desperately that they would murder him.' Mrs Dickens
escaped and roused Lord Townsend and his servants who immediately came to
their assistance - The smugglers made off.
( Norfolk Chronicle 18th November 1780 )
A reward of £100 was subsequently offered for any person `who shall apprehend,
or cause to be apprehended, any of the persons concerned ...... likewise a
free pardon to any one of them that will discover his accomplice......'
Application to turn into a private dwelling reported 31.05.2000.
Local councilors ``To recommend against the proposal''.
House closed 2004.
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