| Licensees : |
| - |
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| RICHARD SEAMAN |
1764 |
| - |
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| MARY & SARAH WIGGINS |
December 1844 - 1845 |
| WILLIAM
SALTER |
1846 |
| THOMAS MILLER |
1850 |
| SAMUEL LEGGATT |
1852 |
| SAMUEL MAYHEW |
1854 |
| GEORGE GILBEIGH |
1856 |
| Mrs CAROLINE
GILBEIGH |
1858 - 1859 |
JOHNSON HEMNELL
Age 40 in 1861 |
1860 - 1861 |
| JOHN HUGGINS |
1863 - 1865 |
| JAMES FISKE |
by 1867 |
| EDWARD BROWNE |
03.10.1876 |
Convicted
27.02.1879 of allowing consumption out of hours.
Fine £1 plus 19/- costs |
| WILLIAM CADDELL LEWIS |
30.08.1880 |
| WILLIAM BURRAGE |
17.05.1881
to 1882 |
Mrs Hales, housekeeper to the EAGLE TAVERN, fell down during the
morning of Friday 26th January 1855 and suddenly expired.
The inquest returned a verdict of "Died by the visitation of God."
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Offered To Let 10th April 1736. Enquire of Mr. Thomas Postle, St.
Mary's, who makes and sells all sorts of paper, usually made in Norfolk.
Mary and Sarah Wiggins, Widow and Sister of the late Mr. Thomas Wiggins,
for many years part Proprietor in, and Driver of, the Phenomena Norwich
and London Coach, advised 28th December 1844 that they had entered the
SPREAD EAGLE Tavern and
Chop House, which had undergone extensive alterations, and presented
airy and comfortable Sitting and Bed-rooms.
They offered Chops, steaks and Dinners at the shortest notice with
Truman, Hanbury, Buxton and Co.'s celebrated London Stout and Porter.
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Advertised 5th February 1852 - To Let with Immediate possession. The
proprietor being obliged to relinquish it in consequence of ill health.
Enquire at the premises.
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At the Licensing Sessions held Tuesday 4th September 1860, John
Hemnell was warned about keeping his house open in the middle of the
night to the annoyance of his neighbours.
The magistrates did not wish to take action and remove his licence but
he and other publicans had to be reminded that they must abstain from
causing a nuisance to neighbours.
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Tuesday 13th December 1864 - Ann E. Hardiment, of St. Martin at Oak, a
young woman of the unfortunate class, was charged by licensee J.
Huggins, of wilfully breaking eight squares of glass in the window of
his house. At ten minutes past mid-day, she had been refused service at
the house and ejected. Hardiment admitted breaking the window by removing a
boot. She claimed she was forcibly removed by Mr. and Mrs. Huggins
due to `an existing variance'. Mrs Huggins had seized her by the hair on
her head and removed a large handful, which was presented in court. Her
face bore the marks of `rough feminine usage'.
Fined 1 shilling, plus 28 shillings to pay for the damage and expenses, in default
she was committed to gaol for a month.
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27 people were killed in an
`Appalling Railway Accident at Thorpe' on the evening of Thursday 10th
September 1874. (Two trains had collided head on).
Among the injured was Susan Brown whose address was the Spread Eagle,
Market Place.
Renamed the MARKET STORES 08.02.1882
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