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THREE TUNS INN KINGS LYNN Kings Lynn
Three Tuns
9 CHURCH STREET STONEGATE WARD FULL LICENCE CLOSED 24.09.1958
KINGS LYNN PETTY SESSION REGISTERS PS 4/3/1 to 4/3/3 (August 1872 to 1956)
W & T BAGGE   
RICHARD BAGGE   
T. E. BAGGE     
RICHARD LUDWIG BAGGE    
STEWARD & PATTESON    
Licensees :
   
HENRY BOYLE 1791
CHARLES BANYARD
(went to Holt FEATHERS)
to 01.1794 ?
HENRY BOYLE
Bankrupt January 1811
1810 - 1811
J RUST 1822
BENJAMIN RUST
Died Monday 12th January 1829
to 1829
ELIZABETH RUST
(Died Sunday 10th October 1841 - age 77)
1830
RICHARD GARMAN 1836
CHARLES FRANKLAND 1839
RICHARD GARMAN
age 51 in 1851
1845 - 1851
GEORGE FELTWELL 1854
HENRY GARNER
innkeeper & postmaster
Age 53 in 1861
Previously at the ESTUARY TAVERN went to Holt FEATHERS
1855 - 09.1862
CHARLES HEWSON
& hotel keeper
by 01.1863
PHILIP WINEARLS 13.10.1884
ROBERT HICKLETON PARNELL
& cooper
17.10.1887
Ordered October 1899 to pay 19s 6d to William Andrews of North Runcton for 2 hams, left at the Three Tuns for drying, but mistakenly sold to another person.
THOMAS SHAW HOWARD 07.01.1901
JOHN TUFFS 15.04.1929
Fine of 5/- imposed 25th January 1937 for selling out of hours
HOWARD KINCHIN 03.07.1939
JAMES HENRY SCOTT 05.01.1942
Monday 31st October 1942 - Fine of 4s -"for a technical offence"  of permitting drunkenness on 18th August.
ALLEN HENDERSON LUMSDEN 15.04.1946
RICHARD REGINALD COOPER 06.02.1950



House first mentioned 1665.

Named in 1733 Session Minutes and 1752 Assers list.

The sign over the Three Tuns, as it appeared in 1741, was described in "Inns & Taverns of King's Lynn, Their Signs and Stories" by G. H. Anderson. (1933)

Charles Banyard, at the Three Tuns Inn, advised his Friends and the Public that he had taken the FEATHERS at Holt - 8th February 1794.

In a notification dated January 1811 the Creditors of Henry Boyle were advised that all of his Effects had been assigned to Thomas Philip Bagge and William Bagge, in trust for his creditors......

Henry Garner informed 13th October 1855 that he had taken then Three Tuns and would be providing a Market Dinner at One o'clock every Tuesday.

Mr. Garner met with a serious accident Wednesday 15th October 1856 when the pole of his brougham broke and rendered his horses unmanageable. Thrown from the box, Mr. Garner received a bad fracture of the leg. One of the horses was very much injured.

It was revealed 26th October 1861 that on 15th April 1861, Harriet Bird, a single woman had been hired as a cleaner at the rate of £4 per year. Disappointed with her work, Mrs. Garner dismissed her in September. She had been paid £1 9s 6d with a deduction of 5s for broken glasses. Miss Bird failed in her claim for full wages of £2.

Matilda, the second daughter of Henry Garner, late of the Three Tuns, married Arthur Stratton of Pentney, 22nd January 1863.

Damaged by enemy action 12th June 1941

Referred for Compensation 3rd February 1958


The Bench was informed Tuesday 24th June 1958 that the house had been known since the early 18th century. The customers were mainly local residents and quite a number of local people patronised the premises at week-ends. There were two darts and dominoes clubs for both men and women, a local works social club met at the premises every other month and meetings of the Motor Traders' Association were also held there. Between 24th January 1957 and 29th January 1958, there had been 65 visits made and the average number of customers present was 7.5.

Licence extinct 2nd December 1958

89 barrels of beer sold in the final year of trading.

By 26th February 1959 the majority of the building had been demolished, only the facade remained.