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HOLT HUNDRED FULL LICENCE CLOSED 03.04.1964
HOLT LICENCE REGISTERS 17th September 1789 & September 1794 and PS 28/6/1 to 28/12/1 (1878 - c1962)
REEPHAM BREWERY to 1878
STEWARD & PATTESON to closure 1964  
Licensees :
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JOHN WAKEFIELD
(& wife Lydia)
here May 1780 - 1789
LYDIA WAKEFIELD 1794
? 1803
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THOMAS BIRCHAM
age 60 in 1841
(died Q4 1848)
1836 - 1846
GEORGE COURT
age 34 in 1851
& horsebreaker
1850 - 1854
RICHARD PERRY 1856 - 1858
JAMES BLYTHE
age 28 in 1861
Died Q3 1875 - age 40
1861 - 1875
Mrs SARAH ANN BLYTHE 1877 - 1878
ROBERT MACK 1878 to 1879
JOHN Le GRYS
age 34 & carpenter 1881
15.11.1879
Fine of 30s and £1 6s 3d costs on Wednesday 16th November 1881 for an assault on Frederick Pointer of the same place. (Or one month's imprisonment)
WILLIAM JAMES HUMPHREY 08.12.1888
Mrs JANE HUMPHREY 1890
BELLINGHAM KELLY
age 47 in 1891
10.03.1890
SAMUEL SCOTT 01.05.1893
MITCHEL JOHN CHAPMAN
age 30 in 1901
04.04.1898
GEORGE CECIL HEWITT
age 40 in 1911
(Died Q3 1944 - age 75)
10.11.1902
SYDNEY GEORGE HEWITT 23.12.1921
GEOFFREY GORDON THOMPSON 09.03.1945
to closure
REGINALD NORMAN FEEK 03.04.1964


Traveller William Oliver from Staffordshire published an apology, at his own expense, in the Norfolk Chronicle and the Norwich Mercury for a period of two weeks, for falsely accusing Lydia Wakefield of stealing two handkerchiefs from his pack. He fully accepted that Lydia was not at the house on the day of the said crime and that in fact no property had been lost at all. Dated 1st May 1780.

Creditors of William Park, carpenter and wheelwright, met Joshua Park here 25th March 1803. Was Joshua licensee or was this just a convenient meeting place?


Lot No. 22 in sale of Bircham & Sons Reepham Brewery -
Saturday 8th June 1878.
Then let to Sarah Ann Blythe at an annual rent of £20.
The property was described as :-

A brick built house containing;
Good Bar, Large Parlour with Cellar beneath, Tap Room, Small Parlour & Pantry, with staircase to Large Market Room, 5 Bedrooms. Coal House & Stable for 5 Horses, Detached Wash House, Yard with Skittle Ground, Carriage House, Stabling for 12 Horses & Loose Box. Large Walled in Market Yard with Pens etc. An Allotment of about ½ acre appertains to this house - Freehold (Small Part Copyhold).

The lot was purchased by Steward.




See page 69 of Melton Constable, Briston & District in Old Postcards by R Bunn, first published 1991

 

  Memories collected by Chris Holderness of Rig-a-Jig-Jig for the East Anglian Traditional Musical Trust.
The CH numbers refer to Chris's Archive on eatmt.org.
 
 
From Irene Mendham of Dereham, 2004    (CH B5-1-25b)

. . . made me remember the lovely musical evenings in the Chequers Inn, Briston. I think I am going too far back when I mention my father (Mr Syd Hewitt) was landlord for 25 years in 1945. My grandfather was previously landlord for the same amount of time. During the war the pub would be packed with RAF from Foulsham, also RAMC from Stody Lodge. All travelled on their bikes. I was on piano and occasionally a violinist, Sydney Youngs and ? Willimott on piano accordion. There were marvellous singers - cannot recall their names. It was so sad when sometimes air crew failed to turn up. In spite of rationing, a lady called Lolly Sexton would bring a huge pudding to distribute. Everyone happy. The Fair at Briston was a big event - all surrounding villages attended, ending with song-songs.
Dancing classes were held in the Club Room under tuition of Beryl and Trixie Philips from Craymere, with Syd Reymolds supplying the music (he had cycle and radio shop in Briston).
Songs of wartime which I still sometimes play were:
We'll Meet Again, Lilli Marlene, White Cliffs of Dover, Lambeth Walk, Deep Purple, You are my Sunshine, Washing on the Seigfried Line, Sing as we Go, There'll always be an England, Bless 'em all. Dances were: Hokey-Cokey, Palais Glide.'