| Licensees : |
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| JOSEPH SELF |
1836 - 1839 |
| ROBERT ALGAR |
*1839 - 1840 |
| JAMES NEEVE |
1842 |
| THOMAS CANHAM |
1845 - 1846 |
| BENJAMIN
GREEN |
1850 |
| JAMES OAKES |
1854 - 1856 |
SAMUEL RICHES
& carrier |
1858 - 1863 |
| JAMES HARRIS |
1864 - 1865 |
JAMES PALMER
Age 35 in 1871 |
1869 - 1877 |
EDWARD BROOM
& carrier |
1879 - 1881 |
| RICHARD TOWNSEND |
1883 |
| JAMES MILLER |
1888 |
| ALFRED GEORGE WATLING |
1890 - 1891 |
| JOHN SMITH |
1892 - 1896 |
| THOMAS GOWING |
1900 - 1930 |
| Fine of £1 and 16s costs on 19th
February 1904 for allowing drunkenness. |
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Recorded as a beerhouse in 1896
On Friday 19th February 1904, Superintendent Southgate complained of the
landlord permitting drunkenness.
An inmate of the Pulham Workhouse, by the name of George, had been
allowed out on the Saturday 2nd January, to collect his pension at
Pulham St. Mary. He later treated several people at the
KINGS HEAD where
Gowing offered him a lift home. On the way back they stopped at the
DUCK'S FOOT and
then to the Maids Head, where George stayed until about 6:00pm on the
Sunday when he left and went back to the
KINGS HEAD, only to be
refused service. The porter of the Workhouse said that George was drunk
when he returned and still in that state some three hours later.
Licensee Gowing was fined and his licence renewal referred to the next
sessions.
On Friday 11th March 1904, the Colchester Brewing Company appealed to
the Bench to renew the licence of Mr. Gowing who had previously
sheltered for the night, a man named George.
It had then been suggested that George had squandered £4 11s at the
Maids Head. This was proven to be false since £3 10s had been disposed
of in a completely legitimate manner. Of the 21s remaining only 1s 6d
had been spent at the Maids Head. Gowing had been paid 18s 6d to settle
an old debt and the remainder (1s) offered to the Workhouse Master. Gowing had been at
the house for four years and came with excellent testimonials, his wife
had managed the house with scrupulous cleanliness.
The Bench thought it a scandal that an old soldier (George) should, in
the course of a few days, be able to get rid of his whole pension and
then become a burden upon the rates.
The conduct of Gowing was considered extremely indiscrete.
Superintendent Southgate, in opposition to the renewal of licence,
observed that he had called at the house on a certain occasion and a
number of young lads were there and dancing was going on.
Licence renewed, but Gowing was warned that any further complaints would result in
withdrawal.
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Licence not renewed at the Annual Licensing Sessions
Friday 7th February 1930 on the grounds of redundancy.
On Wednesday 11th June 1930 Messrs. Lacon and the tenant, Thomas Gowing
consented to the licence being referred for compensation. Licence
refused.
Closed 1930
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