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KING WILLIAM INN DOCKING Index THE GREEN SMITHDON HUNDRED FULL LICENCE   SMITHDON, DOCKING & BROTHERCROSS LICENCE REGISTERS PS 13/4/1 & 2 (1949 to 1975) BULLARDS   WATNEY MANN   CHEF & BREWER   BRENT WALKER 03.1988 COURAGE by 1993 PUBMASTER as given 1995

Licensees : - -   JOHN LAKE Age 36 in 1841 1836 - 1850 BUCKINGHAM STRINGER Age 37 in 1851 Died Q3 1853 1851 - 1853 MARY ANN STRINGER (Remarried to Noah Auker / Artur Q1 1854) 1854 JAMES HIGH age 72 in 1861 (Still listed in 1868 & 1869 directories) 1856 - 1866 JOHN SMITH & railway carrier Died Q4 1899 - age 74 1871 - 1899 Monday 28th September 1885 - Fine of 2s 6d and 11s 6d costs for having house open at illegal hours. See opposite Mrs ANN SMITH (Died Q4 1915 - age 87) 1900 - 1904 FRED DYKE age 43 in 1911 (Died Q4 1940 - age 73) 1908 - 1916 ROBERT SOFTLEY died Q4 1932 - age 87 08.01.1917 - 1929 - BURNELL BETTINSON Died Q2 1957 - age 77 by 1937 to 1957 DORIS MAUD PENHALL 03.06.1957 DAVID WILLIAM STEVENSON 06.10.1969 ERNEST GURNEY (Guiney ? See Plough) 08.12.1969 ROGER HAROLD CROSS 03.12.1973 CAROL & EDDIE EDWARDS Went to Stanhoe Crown. 07.1976 - 12.1977+ PAT & LINDA MURTAGH 1980 - 1981 JIM ROOD 1985 - 1988 WILLIAM WYETT 1990 - 1991 DEMI & ALI NELLIGAN by 03.1993 PETER & MARY CLELAND managers here for 6 weeks. 1996 RAY & FRANCES PERRYMAN 02.1995

July 1996 KING WILLIAM IV 1836 & 1879 All the Household Furniture of Mr. James High was to be Sold, Monday, 10th September 1866 since he was declining business. Part of the Household Furniture, Beds, Glass, Earthenware and Out-door Effects, the property of Mr. Abel Burton were to be Sold by Auction Saturday 9th October 1869, since he was leaving the Inn. <Recorded 1869 as a Carter> On Monday, 28th September 1885 it was heard that P.C. Dunn had discovered about 20 men and women in the house at 10:25 pm on 10th September, some were dancing, some the worse for drink. Mr. Smith said he had provided a Harvest Supper and had closed the doors at the proper time and had not drawn any beer after 10 pm. He claimed that he had kept the house for 27 years <so from 1858?>, and had never been charged before. In his defence he was described as a respectable man, but had been cautioned previously by PC Dunn. Original site was almost opposite with an entrance off the Fakenham Road. On Monday 14th March 1932 the magistrates unanimously agreed to recommend the transfer of the licence to new premises to be built adjoining the Victoria. The Victoria would then close. Rebuilt by Bullards at a cost of about £1800 partially on the site of the VICTORIA. Sign displayed in 1970's was painted by Thirtle.   Rachel Smith standing at the front door of the original King William. The photograph was taken at some time before her marriage in 1898.

The 1898 wedding photograph of Frederick Dyke and Rachel Smith, taken in the rear garden of the King William.
John Smith is at the extreme left and Ann Smith is at the extreme right.

Thanks to Rita McIver for the information and 1890's photographs which include her grandfather, Frederick Dyke.