Licensees :
Mr. U. GODDARD	1823
WILLIAM MANN	1830
JOHN DAWSON	1836
JOHN HERBERT	1839
WILLIAM REEDER	1845
JOHN DAY	1846
JAMES TANN	1851
WILLIAM MANN	1850 - 1856
JAMES TANN & horse dealer 1858 & farmer 41 acres -1861 - age 43 45 acres - 1871	1858 - 1879
WATTS TANN	1881
ALFRED FOX & farmer	1888 - 1916
HORACE KENT	by 1922
ALEXANDER CHARLES GOODWIN	01.10.1951
GEORGE VICTOR PARKER	12.04.1954
ALFRED WILLIAM WITTRED	14.04.1958 to at least 1976
GUS & MUSH As Christmas greetings	by 12.1976 - 12.1980+
BARRY & PIP .......	by 12.1985 - 12.1990+
SUS LESLIE & daughter SHELLY	by 07.1995
JOHN GOLDSMITH & SHAUN FRENCH	by 11.1996
BILL HENDERSON	by 12.1997

June 1986


Described as new-built when offered For Sale or To Let, 1st August 1823. With Bowling Green and extensive Gardens, fitted up with convenient boxes, as Tea Gardens and planted with Shrubberies. Also Stabling for 8 horses.

Described as new-built when again offered For Sale by Private Contract, July 1825.

Shown on Bryant's 1826 map.

Given as the FREEBRIDGE HOTEL 1836, 1845 & 1879

It was reported in the Norfolk Chronicle of 24th March 1862 that publican James TAVIN claimed 6s 2d as an unpaid debt from farmer John Lawson Girdlestone of Terrington St Clement. The 6s being for spirits and the 2d for tobacco. Mrs `Tavin' had appeared to prove the case but `looked unutterable things' when told that the Tippling Act prevented the recovery of the 6s and that only the 2d could be claimed for which immediate payment was demanded by the court.

On Saturday 7th June 1862 Mr. Tann, horse-dealer and publican had his leg broken in two places as he was about to mount his horse outside the Highland Laddie. One report says that the horse ran back and caused him to awkwardly fall, another description was that he was thrown from his steed. It seems he had earlier fallen off near the Athenaeum. A third report in the Wisbech Chronicle described the injuries as a broken thigh, in two places.

Part of the Union Brewery Estate, offered for sale by auction Wednesday 25th July 1866 but after only reaching £380, remained unsold.

Part of the Union Brewery Estate, advertised for sale by Private Contract, August 1866.

Lot No. 13 in the sale of the Wisbech Union Brewery, Wednesday, 21st November 1866.

For Sale by Auction Thursday, 25th February 1869.
Described as the Old-established Freehold Public House with Stables, Coach-houses, Outbuildings and 1A 0R 31P (more or less) of Land adjoining. In occupation of Mr. Tann.

For Sale by Auction Tuesday, 6th July 1886, including approximately 13 Acres of adjoining Accommodation Land.
Sale upon the instructions of the Trustees of the will of the late E. E. Durrant Esq.