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THE STREET EARSHAM HUNDRED FULL LICENCE -
EARSHAM LICENCE REGISTER PS 21/3/1 & PS 21/3/12 (Feb 1937 to Feb 1967) - Note Feb 1959 to Feb 1964 missing.
William Brown of Aylsham, owner 1868 / 1870
STEWARD & PATTESON to 1967
WATNEY MANN to 1975
Closed May 1975
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PAUL GOODSPEED Purchased May 1986 for £130,000 by Paul Goodspeed and his brother.
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J. TOWNLEY & LOUISE LEES Brother & sister : From September 2014
Licensees :
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THOMAS WRIGHT 1784
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SAMUEL KETTLE
(Died Q2 1844)
1836 - 1839
JAMES MALLETT
age 30
(died Q4 1841)
1841
MARY MALLETT
age 25 in 1841
(Married Thomas Brigham Q2 1846)
1842 - 1845
THOMAS BRIGHAM
& farmer
1846
ANTHONY GIRLING 1850
WILLIAM GIRLING
age 36 in 1851
*1851 - 1854
ROBERT CRICKMORE 1856
WILLIAM GIRLING
& brewer
1858
WILLIAM GOBBETT(?)
& painter & glazier
age 38
1861
GEORGE SRYKE
& cabinet maker
(Strike?)
1863
WILLIAM GIRLING 1864
JAMES PATRICK 1865
CHARLES GRIMMER 1868
HENRY PRIME 1869
DAVID BRETT
Age 38 in 1871
1871 - 1872
SAMUEL VALIANT
& watchmaker
1875 - 1877
GEORGE GOWING
& colt breaker & farmer
Age 33 in 1881
1879 - 1883
JOHN CHARLES POLLARD
Age 45 in 1901
1888 - 1901
JAMES GOODWIN
Age 46 in 1911
(here for 13 years)
1904 - 1916
GEORGE STRUDWICK
Died Q1 1951 - age 75
1922 - 1951
GEORGE STRUDWICK junior 16.02.1951
ROBERT CHARLES LEEDER 05.04.1957 - 1967+?
Closed 1975
GORDON WHYKE / WHIKE 02.07.1976 to12.1981
HELEN & DAVE DEDMAN 08.1988 - 2004
Mr N ASTON 07.2004
Mr C KELSEY 12.2005
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Closed 2014
JONATHAN TOWNLEY 02.2015


Thanks to Mr N Aston for the update 01.01.2006

1998
1998

Dates from 1400

Offered for sale, September 1784 - Freehold. Described as the KINGS HEAD FARM with Public House and some 69 acres of Arable and Pasture Land. In occupation of Thomas Wright, an unexceptionable tenant, at £70 per year, with an agreement due to expire at Michaelmas 1787.

On Friday 17th February 1837, Samuel Kettle was walking over a plank over a vat of boiling beer. The plank slipped and he fell into the tank and was very much scalded. It was reported 25th February 1837 that he was still in a very precarious state.


On Wednesday 24th June 1857 The Kings Head Farm and the Kings Head public house were offered for sale by auction by direction of the Trustees of the late Benjamin Leeder. The Farm of some 68 acres being in occupation of Thomas Brigham and the public house with about 7 acres of pasture land, in occupation of the undertenant of the same Mr. Brigham. Notice to quit at Michaelmas had been served on both properties.

For Sale by Auction Friday 23rd August 1867 with about Six Acres of very productive Meadow Land adjoining.

Closed 12th May 1975 under Watney Mann (East Anglia) Ltd.

Reopened ..... (by 1977)

Closed by Summer 2014.

Reopened February 2015.