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HIGH ROAD EARSHAM HUNDRED BEERHOUSE CLOSED c1907
JAMES MATTHEWS to at least 1836.
YOUNGS, CRAWSHAY & YOUNGS from 1877 (Leased from Anna Spink of Needham by 1905)
Licensees :
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? 1762
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JAMES MATTHEWS
Beer Retailer
1836 - 1839
JAMES ANDREWS
Beer Shop & Horse Dealer
*1846
THOMAS MATTHEWS
Brewer
*1851
WILLIAM RAYNER
(age 49 in 1851)
*1856 - *1858
MARY R. RAYNER
(age 57 in 1861)
1861
WILLIAM RAYNER 1863
Mrs MARY R. RAYNER 1864 - 1877
Fine of £1 and 13s costs for having house open on Sunday 10th September 1871 before 12:30pm
ROBERT R. RAYNER
(age 39 in 1881)
*1879 - *1885
JABEZ GIRLING *1888
JAMES PARTRIDGE *1891
GEORGE EBBAGE
& farmer
*1892 - 1893
G. BARBER 11.08.1893
WILLIAM RYE 1896 - 1897
ALEXANDER ADAMS 1900
ARTHUR LEE 1904 - 1905

 

Probably the WHITE HART as recorded as the meeting place of overseers, held 3rd December 1733.


Offered For Sale by Auction Wednesday 21st September 1836 with about 7 Acres of Arable and Pasture Land. In occupation of Mr. James Matthews, the proprietor.
Also included a double cottage, barn, stable and workshops.
An extensive trade in the Hemp-cloth Manufactory having been carried out on the Premises for many years. Beer being licensed to be sold and consumed thereon.
Land Tax 16s. Quit-rent 6d.


Leasehold property sold by Youngs, Crawshay & Youngs Partnership to Youngs, Crawshay & Youngs Company
as document dated 27th November 1897
for completion 1st February 1898.

Offered To Let by YC&Y August 1900 with occupation from Michaelmas.

To Let October 1903 with Immediate Possession.
With 7 Acres of Land in good state of cultivation.

Licence renewal deferred at the sessions held Friday 10th February 1905 on the grounds of redundancy.
Tenant Arthur Lee was instructed to attend the next meeting to state why the licence should be renewed.

On Friday 23rd June 1905 the Renewal Authority took into account that, (1) There were an excessive number of houses, a population of 303 shared three houses, one licence for every 104 people. (2) The house was in a remote location. (3) There had been three tenants within two years. (4) This was a beerhouse whilst the other two were fully licensed. (5) There was no evidence adduced to the trade done, leaving the justices to conclude that it was of small extent.
Superintendent Southgate gave his opinion that the house was not required.
Anna Spink, life tenant of the house, said that Youngs and Crawshay had supplied the house for 28 years and paid her £35 for the house and land. If the licence were taken away, she could not expect much more than £10 a year. The house had been in possession of the owner's family for 143 years.
In support of the licence it was said that there was no redundancy in the locality and the tenant was able to make a living from the house and some land attached to it. Beer sales had been 57 barrels in the last eleven months.
Licence refused.

At the Harleston Brewster Sessions held Friday 9th February 1906 it was heard that the licence had been referred for Compensation in 1905 and the licence had been extinguished by the Quarter Sessions, however trade was still being carried on at that time. In consequence the licence was renewed.