c1910 - Major Dunn, licensee.

Documented as a cottage with 2 acres, owned by John Boyer before 1717.
Thought to be licensed from c1760.

The house included a bowling green (recorded from 1824).

John Brown is shown as licensee, maltster, brewer and in 1851, farmer.
His will was proved 24th December 1852.

The Executors of the will of the late John Brown instructed the Sale of all the Live and Dead Farming Stock, Brewing Utensils, Household Furniture and other Effects to be sold by Auction Thursday and Friday, 6th and 7th October 1853.

Valued shortly c1914 at a gross value of £1632, with an unlicensed capital value of £580. Then described as consisting of 4 bedrooms, bar, smoke room, beer cellar, small sitting room, kitchen & scullery; outbuildings were a 3 horse stable, 2 loose boxes, harness room & gighouse, 2 bay cart shed & skittle alley; An open cattle yard with a 2 bay shelter, bullock box, stable with loft, and a kitchen garden with good bowling green; there were also 2 arable fields and a small meadow.

The house was run by WOODFORDES from 1983 as their `brewery tap' - before moving to larger premises at Woodbastwick October 1989

Closed July 2009

Reopened August 2011 as the ERPINGHAM ARMS

Closed October 2017.....