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 YARMOUTH ROAD		 HAPPING HUNDRED BEERHOUSE later
FULL LICENCE		 CLOSED
TUNSTEAD & HAPPING REGISTERS PS 11/4/1 to PS 11/4/3 (1928 - 1974)
James George of Potter Heigham
Dudley Henderson Moore of Chalfont St Peter, Bucks
Executors of Harry Lansbury Haverson after 1962
Mrs G M Wigley by 1970
GREENE KING by 1985
Licensees :
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CHARLES FREDERICK CHASE * 1888 - 1892
JAMES EAST 1893
not mentioned 1896
CHARLES G AMIS 1900 - 1922
Mrs SARAH ANN AMIS by 1925
HILDA GRACE AMIS 05.04.1948
DUDLEY HENDERSON MOORE 18.10.1948
DERRICK FLOWERDAY EVANS 10.07.1961
EDNA DOREEN HAVERSON 09.07.1962
PHILIP R GRAPES 31.08.1964
JAMES PERCY CARVER 08.04.1968
(NEVILLE STANTON manager) here 09.1969
Mrs EILEEN MARJORIE CARVER 13.04.1970
GERTRUDE MARY WIGLEY 08.06.1970
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On Good Friday, 31st March 1893, landlord James East attempted to open a patent stoppered bottle of soda water. The bottle burst and a large piece of glass went through his right hand, between thumb and first finger. Following the wound being sewn up, Mr. East was very weak from loss of blood, but his condition was said to be "satisfactory".


6 day Beerhouse licence to 9th May 1951, then 7 day Full licence.

Sign showing BIG T TAVERN was added in the 1960's to c1977.
Closed and demolished.
Site used for housing.

 

Memories collected by Chris Holderness of Rig-a-Jig-Jig for the East Anglian Traditional Musical Trust.
The CH numbers refer to Chris's Archive on eatmt.org.
 


From 'Harry Cox and his Friends' by Chris Heppa      (CH B2-1-10a onwards)

Singers known to frequent the pub c1896 - 1960: Harry Cox