Advertised Saturday 24th June 1749, To Be Sold, with Brewhouse, Brewing Utensils, Stable and Six Acres of Land. In the use of the Widow Mendham, let at the yearly rent of Fifteen Pounds, being an old rent.
Enquire of Mr. Thomas Daye, East Dereham.

On 23rd April 1831, at St. Michael at Thorn, Norwich, the wedding took place of Mr. Francis Cox to Miss Ruth Stagg, daughter of Mr. John Stagg, of the Crown Inn, Shipdham, `after a tedious courtship of twenty-four hours'.

Offered to let by Mr. Bidwell,14th July 1841 along with a Cottage and Eight Acres of land.


Location as at West End 1845, 1846, 1865 & 1888
and ` by Cucking Stool ' 1851.

John Smith, known as `Paddy', an Irish drover, died in the Swaffham Union-house on Monday 20th July 1863. At the inquest the following Thursday it was heard that he had been at the Crown, Shipdham, in the company of others, on the 13th July and appeared ill. He had slept there the night and the next evening was found insensible in the road by a police officer. Mr. John Cushing, assistant overseer was called who in turn asked the landlord of the Crown to take care of him for the night. He was put in an outhouse. On the evening of the 15th `Paddy' was found on the steps of the Dog Inn and taken back to the Crown. Landlord Copeman took him to Swaffham and left him at the Angel. On the 16th he was taken to the Union where he later died.
On the 23rd July the overseer, Mr. Cushing and licensee Mr. Copeman were accused of accelerating the death of Mr. Smith by neglect and inattention. Committed to trial for manslaughter, bail was taken at £100 each and two sureties of £50 each.    To be continued..........

Listed 1890 as a Freehold property with 7 acres, owned by the Dereham Brewery.

Referred for Compensation 9th March 1928
and again 24th December 1928.
Licence expired 31st December 1928