| Licensees : |
| EPHRAIM WILLIAM JOHN WITARD |
06.02.1926 |
FREDERICK ALFRED
D'AUBIGNE
EDWARDS
(Known as Alfred - died December 1952) |
27.09.1947 |
| DOROTHY ELIZABETH MARY
EDWARDS |
07.02.1953 |
| WILLIAM SMITH |
26.05.1955 |
| - |
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| PAT & VIC HINGLEY |
10.2000 - 2004+ |
| PATRICK CUTTER |
to 04.2011 |
KEVIN
STEWARD &
ANNETTE ALDRIDGE |
March 2013
- June 2013 |
Alfred Edwards in the ground floor cellar.
The sign in 1993 - Image by Steve Shaw
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The Falcon - c1960
On Saturday 6th February 1926, Messrs. Lacon applied for final grant of
licence for the new house.
The house was ready for occupation and the police had no objections.
The licence of the
KINGS HEAD, Salhouse was removed to these premises and
the licence of the
JOLLY BUTCHERS, St. Faiths was surrendered.Opened as the FALCON HOTEL.
Address as Upper Hellesdon 1937
The Falcon Bowling Club had a season long club competition played on
Monday evenings for a trophy which was called the Mascot Cup, it having
been presented to the club by customer who was also the owner of a local
coach firm - Mascot Coaches.
The cup was won in 1952 by Derek Edwards, the son of licensees Alfred &
Dorothy.
The bowling green survived to at least 1973
The Falcon Bowling Club was well known.
The house also supported a successful team in the Lacons Dart League
and teams in the Norwich & District Table Tennis League.
BEEFEATER STEAK HOUSE from 1970's.
Internally refurbished over several weeks to reopen Thursday 19th October 2000
Closed June 2011
Refurbished.
Reopened 30th July 2011
Closed by January 2013
Reopened March 2013
Closed June 2013
Offered For Sale August 2013....
Planning approval granted 1st July 2014 to convert into ` Convenience
Store'.
Closure of `Supermarket' on 6th July, announced 20th June 2018.
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