Licensees :
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JOHN PAYNE Age 60 in 1841 See below	1836 - 1858
CHARLES THURLOW & sawyer Age 47 in 1861	1861 - 1863
ROBERT  LONG	by 09.1866 - 1869
Mrs. Long, landlady was sued September 1866, for non-payment of fish supplied when she was Mrs. Leathers. (After being Mrs. Leathers she became Mrs Knott, later Mrs Long.) Ordered to pay the sum outstanding of 8s 10d.
THOMAS LING	1870
Licence refused Wednesday 24th August 1870, Thomas Ling having been convicted twice before of assaults upon his wife.
JOHN LING & jobbing gardener Age 53 in 1871	1870 - 1884
Mrs PHOEBE LING	1884 - 1896
J WALPOLE	1897
JAMES POTTER	1898
GEORGE SHIP	10.08.1898
WILLIAM AMBROSE WARD	12.10.1898 - 1900
GEORGE SQUIRES Died Q1 1904 - age 35	10.10.1900
Mrs JANE SQUIRE	13.04.1904  - 1916
Mrs ALICE ELLEN DAY	by 1922
Wednesday 24th May 1922 - Fine of £2 for selling out of hours - see opposite.
ELIZABETH ELLEN BRYANT DAY	08.02.1928
EDWARD VICTOR HAMMOND Called up to serve in RAF, October 1941	08.10.1930
VIOLET GRACE HAMMOND	16.10.1941
EDWARD VICTOR HAMMOND	to closure c1957

The 1851 census gives John Payne, Innkeeper, age 71, living at Norwich Road.
The same census also gives John Payne, age 42, also an Innkeeper and living at Norwich Road. (Railway Tavern).

For Sale by Auction Friday 8th May 1885 by the direction of the trustees of the late Mr. Jonathan Payne, deceased.
After brisk bidding the house was sold to Mr. Thomas Elliott, for Messrs. Youngs, Crawshay and Youngs for the sum of £800.


It was agreed Wednesday 24th August 1887 that a wine and spirit licence would be granted upon the closure of the BLACK HORSE which was planned for 29th September 1887.
The Red Lion was then described as a convenience to the public in general and especially to commercial travellers using Diss Railway Station. It was a large house with good stabling. The house had been well conducted by Mrs. Ling.

On Saturday 20th February 1904, Mr. George Squires auctioned off a Portion of the Capital Household Furniture and Outdoor Effects.

Inspector Chambers informed the magistrates on Wednesday 24th May 1922, that on 4th May observations had been made through the fanlight of the back door, at 10.40pm to after 11. Between those times Mrs. Day's daughter did serve one George Newcome with liquor at prohibited hours. In spite of Mrs. Day asking for leniency since the offence was committed without her knowledge and would not be repeated, she was fined £2. Mr. Newcome was fined £1 for consuming the said intoxicating drink.


The newly formed Diss branch of the Royal Air Force Association held a social meeting here Monday 10th July 1950. In December 1955 they relocated to the Service Club, Denmark Street.

Telephone number of Mr. Hammond at the Red Lion - Diss 148 in 1957

By 1966 the address is occupied by a motor cycle dealer, Mr. Mike Bevan.