Licensees :
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ROBERT SIGGOE	to 1748
THOMAS SHELDRAKE	from March 1748
ROBERT ANDREWS	1789 - 1794
DANIEL WATSON	by 1797 -
DANIEL WATSON junior age 41 in 1841	to at least 1841
EDWARD WISEMAN BETTS	12.1842 - 1845
GEORGE DAVID BAILEY age 34 in 1851 (Died 21st August 1858, age 42 - formerly of the Swan Commercial Inn and leaving three orphan children)	1846 - 1856
WILLIAM SAPEY age 39 in 1861 died June 1863	1858 - 1863
Mrs SARAH SAPEY age 50 in 1871	1864 - 1871
BENJAMIN BOWYER	1875 - 1879
EDWARD HUDSON age 42 in 1881 age 50 in 1891	*1881 - 1897
REUBEN SIMPSON age 45 in 1901 Died suddenly, Wednesday 11th April 1906.	1900 - 1906
HENRY HARDY BROWN proprietor	by 07.1907 - 1922
Mrs ALICE SOPHIA BROWN	01.05.1922 - 1933
FRANK CLARENCE BROWN	1937 - 1953
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...... CARTER	c1963
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DICK & SALLY CONWAY	1987
DINOS DEMOSTHENES	by 04.1990
CHRIS MARSHALL & LINDA CODY	by 11.1993
JOHN WELSBY & CAROL COOPER	01.1995
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1996

Thomas Sheldrake informed that he had taken the Inn, 25th March 1748 and advised that his customers would be met with a glass of Neat Wine, civil Usage, good Entertainment, and a hearty Welcome.
He had a neat stock of Jamaica Rum and French Brandy.

Offered To Let with immediate possession 17th January 1784.
The QUEENS HEAD also offered to let in the same advertisement. Both with or without their own small Farms.

Daniel Watson advised 9th September 1797 that the Annual Shew of Lambs would be held here Tuesday 12th September 1797.

Offered to let January 1795, name of occupant not given.

For Sale by Auction Thursday 20th April 1797.
Part of an Estate, to be sold in 17 Lots, including the Manor House.


For sale by auction Wednesday 26th September 1804. Then in occupation of Daniel Watson; comprising a spacious kitchen, 2 large parlours, bar, one cellar, 2 wine vaults, pantry and backhouse, 5 sleeping rooms and large garret, a good barn and stabling for 30 horses, with an open stable and convenient out-buildings and a capital garden, well planted with fruit trees, together with 35A. 14P. of meadow land and 3A. 2R. 20P. of plantation and 60 Acres of arable land, with the tolls of the fairs and markets.

Mr. E. W. Betts informed his Friends and the Public, 10th December 1842 that his Opening Dinner would take place on Thursday 15th December 1842 at Three o'clock. Tickets 8s each.

The Contents of the Inn were offered For Sale by Auction Tuesday 4th April 1871 since Mrs. Sapey was giving up the house.
Items from the Bar, Parlour, Commercial and Market Rooms, Kitchen, Office and Ten Bedrooms were to be sold.
Included were Glass, Earthenware, Plated Goods, Linen and an excellent 82ft Boarded Booth. A Grey Mare, Black Mare, Omnibus, Double Fly, Dog Cart, Luggage Cart, Six Sets of Double Harness, Mangel Wurtzel, Potatoes and other Effects were to be included.

Lot No. 26 in the sale of the Diss Lower Brewery Thursday 30th March 1876. Purchased by Youngs, Crawshay & Co.

Offered To Let, August 1879, with occupation from Michaelmas. Including Fairstead Meadow and Accommodation Land.


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