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SMITHDON REGISTER taken 13th September 1790 & 15th September 1794 and SMITHDON, DOCKING & BROTHERCROSS LICENCE REGISTERS PS 13/4/1 & 2 (1949 to 1975)
CLEMENT BOLE Leased from Thomas Maynard of Hoxne & the Rev. Thomas Hythe of Eye for 5/- per year from 24th May 1790
ROBERT FREEMAN Leased from Giles Pilling from 16th July 1795
TIMOTHY WHISTLER 1832 - 1833 (Also owner of the Jolly Sailors at this time)
JOHN WHISTLER (died 1854)
ELIJAH EYRES by 1857 : For sale by auction 22nd July 1878... but still in their hands February 1887
MORGANS    
STEWARD & PATTESON 1/10/1961 to closure 29.09.1964 as confirmed in letter from S&P dated the following day.
WATNEY MANN   
CHEF & BREWER   
BRENT WALKER   
..  
   FLYING KIWI INNS 2009 to 2018
CHAPLIN GROUP From June 2018
Licensees :
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PETER MOORE 1778
JOHN CHAPMAN 1790
EDWARD PRESTON 1794
.......... ABBOTT 1795
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TIMOTHY WHISTLER
in occupation
1832 - 1833
JOHN CUTTING
(Ship Inn)
See below
1833 - 1835
MARY CUTTING
(Royal Sovereign)
Died Q1 1839
1836
WILLIAM MAYS 
age 30 in 1841 (Mayes)
(Ship according to Pigot 1839)
(Royal Sovereign according to Robson 1839)
Died Q4 1848
1839 - 1846
THOMAS FREEMAN CHAPMAN (Ship)
Age 60 in 1851
1850 - 1851
THOMAS FREEMAN CHAPMAN (Royal Sovereign) 1854
FRANCIS ALFLATT
Age 36 in 1861
1858 - 1863
WILLIAM FIDDY CARPENTER
Died Q1 1870 - age 62
1864 - 1870
Mrs ANN CARPENTER
Age 62 in 1871 - widow
(Died Q1 1899 ? - age 92)
1871 - 1879
HENRY JARVIS
Age 57 in 1881
by 09.1880 - 1883
JOHN PEEK
Went to JOLLY SAILORS
08.1884 - 02.1887
JAMES FREDERICK THOMPSON
& builder
1888
MARTIN LINFORD 1890
FREDERICK WORDINGHAM
& fisherman
1891 - 1892
Mr. A. RICHES 1894
JOHN THOMAS HUNT 1896
FREDERICK WORDINGHAM
& fisherman
Died Q4 1937 - age 88
1900 - 1937
MAUD MARY WORDINGHAM
(Died Q4 1964 - age 82)
to 1953
GEORGE BAILEY FARMAN 12.01.1953
LLOYD STEVENS 06.12.1954
FRANK KAY HINDLE 14.10.1963
PETER & EVE BAMBRIDGE 13.06.1966
 to 1984
TONY & ANN COOK
also at Thornham Kings Head
06.1984
KEITH & HELENA JEFFREY by 11.1984
Mr. FOSTER here 1986
BOB & MAUREEN DIXON by 05.1989
ANGIE & MIKE ...... here 12.1990
TONY SIEQUIN 1997 - 1999
MICHAEL & ALLISON CHESTER 11.1999
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In August 1834, James Cross Cutting stated that his grandmother kept the Shipp Inn.

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All the useful Household Furniture, Fixtures, Capital Brewing Plant, Washing Utensils, Farming Implements, Growing Crops of Corn and Hay and other Effects were offered for sale, on the premises, Friday 3rd July 1835, under a Deed of Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors.

1998

A sale of properties in Burnham Deepdale took place here 17th February 1778.

The house, together with stables, coach house, yards and gardens, was leased by Giles Pilling (of Gaywood) to Robert Freeman (of Kings Lynn)  for one year. The bargain and sale is recorded in an indenture dated 6th July 1795. The only sum mentioned is Five Shillings of lawful money of Great Britain. 
The property was then in the occupation of Abbott.

Given as the ROYAL SOVEREIGN 1836, 1839, 1846 & 1854

Named the SHIP in a conveyance between Emilia Styleman, Henry Shute, Elijah Eyre and John Charles Williams, dated 6th April 1842.

John Whistler had a brewery on the premises.
It was auctioned following his death in 1854

Morgans sales for 1960 given as :-
83 barrels of beer
88 spirits (gallons)

The house displays a 6ft model ship, purchased c1950 by Sir Geoffrey Cory-Wright. It was then reputed to be at least 50 years old.
(The model is named Black Diamond)


1998