| Licensees : |
| - |
|
| JOHN FILBY |
1789 |
| THOMAS FILBY |
1791 |
| - |
|
ENOCH CALVER
(As Carver 1839 )
Died Thursday 8th August 1844 - age 72 |
by 1818 - 1840 |
| CHARLES AYTON |
1845 - 1846 |
| JOHN BROWNE |
1850 - 1851 |
| WILLIAM WARD |
1852 - 1858 |
ROBERT FREEMAN
Died 18th September 1878 - age 60
"Had suffered fits since childhood" |
1859 - 1878 |
Mrs SUSANNAH FREEMAN
Died c.March 1881 |
23.10.1878 - 1881 |
| JAMES KERRISON |
13.04.1881 - 1888 |
Wednesday 22nd September 1886 - Having
been called a "drunken tap-shack" by William Barkham (who amongst other
things, had supposedly set his dog on some children), Kerrison struck
Barkham two blows to the face.
In consideration of the provocation, Kerrison was fined 1s and 9s 6d
costs, with a week allowed for payment. |
Mr. A. TYRRELL
Manager of YC&Y - holder of licence whilst alterations and repairs being
made. |
08.02.1888 to 1889 |
| JOHN HUDELL |
13.02.1889 - 1893 |
| JOHN CATTERMOLE |
12.04.1893 - 1901 |
| WILLIAM HOLLAND |
09.10.1901 - 1905 |
| ALBERT EDWARD SAUNDERS |
11.10.1905 |
| FREDERICK EDWARD JOYCE |
10.04.1907 - 1909 |
| EDWARD RICHARD HALL |
11.08.1909 - 1910 |
WILLIAM
THOMAS SORE
Age 51 in 1911 |
1911 - 1915 |
| WALTER SAMUEL HIGH |
1915 - 1917 |
| WILLIAM GLADSTONE GOOD |
1917 - 1919 |
| JESSE COPPING |
1919 - 1921 |
HENRY THOMAS CHINERY
(Brewery representative?) |
1921 - April 1923 |
John Calver, eldest son of Enoch Calver died Monday 23rd February
1818 - aged 20.
10 year old Thomas Calver, youngest son of Enoch Calver, died Friday
13th February 1818.
23 year old Miss Mary Calver daughter of Enoch Calver died Sunday
6th September 1818.
|
c1910
In 1830 carrier John Hewett departed every Thursday at 2:00pm for New Buckenham.
Samuel
Farrow is reported to have purchased the house in 1840.
He was a timber merchant and is said to have had a brewery on the corner of the Green. It
is as yet unknown when Y,C & Youngs became involved with the house.
Recorded as a beerhouse in March 1852 when licensee William Ward
was a witness to the arrest of 27 year old Henry Vince. Police constable
William Lanham was on duty at midnight, February 13th 1852, when he
heard of a riot at the Bell. Upon arrival Ward asked the constable to
remove Vince from the house.
A scuffle ensued and Vince threatened to knock the constable down. The
constable tripped and Vince fell on top of him, almost biting though the
constable's cheek. With assistance from the landlord Vince was arrested.
The jury heard that Vince had been in custody twice before for breaches
of the peace and a third time for desertion from the army.
The sentence was six months' imprisonment with hard labour.
Part of the Household Furniture of Mr. James Kerrison was to be Sold by
Auction Thursday, 29th December 1887, since he was quitting the Inn.
Advertised To Let, July 1888, with Immediate Possession.
The house having been recently Entirely Renovated.
Licence not renewed at the Diss Brewster Sessions held Tuesday 14th
February 1906. Future of the licence to be determined at the Adjourned
licensing Meeting to be held on Tuesday 6th March 1906.
At the adjourned meeting held Wednesday 14th March 1906 licensee Albert
Edward Saunders said that he had been at the house since Michaelmas 1905
and the house provided good accommodation and the sanitary arrangements
were well conducted and in good order. He was selling three barrels of
draught beer and about a gallon of spirits a week.
The manager for brewers Youngs and Crawshay said that trade for the past
three years averaged 143 barrels of beer, 60 dozen bottles of ale and 22
gallons of spirits. Trade had gradually increased over the last three
years and the house was patronised by the working class.
Licence renewed.
At the Licensing Session held Wednesday 16th March 1920, the owners
Messrs. Youngs, Crawshay & Youngs agreed upon the closure of the
BELL on the grounds of
redundancy.
The BELL was then selling
163 barrels of beer and 53 gallons of spirits a year.
Demolition commenced September 1950 to make way for new Post Office building.
See also p23, Memories of Old Diss, by Dennis Cross. First published 1994 |
