October 1995

Recorded in Register of Blofield, Taverham & Walsham Hundred licensed houses taken 9th September 1789.

Before the magistrates on Licensing Day, Saturday 1st September 1866, William Wright Scottow was advised that unless he put his house into proper repair by the next licensing day, the probability was that his licence would be cancelled.

On Saturday 11th December 1869, Mr. Scottow was described as unemployed, a bankrupt with debts of £288 14s 9d and assets of £69 9s 7d. In spite of this, he appears to be at the LORD NELSON, North Walsham by 1871.

On Saturday 2nd September 1893, it was heard that on Sunday 23rd April, two men who had been at the house were found soon afterwards and convicted of being drunk and disorderly. There was evidence that the two men had been in the house at 11 o'clock on the Sunday morning and had been seen fighting in the yard, between one and two o'clock. The Brewers said they had heard of the case and had given Mason notice to leave, but since he had been a good tenant they would withdraw the notice if their Worships could overlook the offence. Mason said that he also ran a farm and was away at the time, it was his wife who looked after the publican's business. The licence was renewed with the distinct understanding that the police would watch the house very closely and upon the first complaint the licence would be lost.

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In a letter dated 25th February 1954, the secretary to Youngs, Crawshay & Youngs Ltd. agreed with the Licensed Property Valuer that trade had been very good in the previous three years. It was pointed out however that trade had dropped in 1953, and in common with many other houses, `is very poor just now.'
The previous rating assessment had been fixed in 1939, and appeared to have been based on rising trade in 1938. It was to be noted that the tenant in 1938 had been fined for supplying in non-permitted hours.