Licensees :
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JOHN BALDRY Died December 1857 ?	1850 - 1854
Mrs. BALDRY widow	1858
Fine of 2s 6d on Monday 11th January 1858. See opposite.
GEORGE BURTON	1861 - 1870
J SMITH	1872
ALFRED CUBITT	1875 - 1892
15th September 1884 - 10s fine and costs for assault. See opposite.
JOSEPH ASHBURN HODGSON	1900 - 1901
HENRY ARCHIBALD CONVILLE (Also as Colville)	17.05.1901
Mrs. MARTHA HODGSON	26.06.1901
HENRY DOVE	to 06.1903
HENRY CHARLES DOVE (Son of H. Dove) licence confirmed 10.07.1903	20.06.1903
WILLIAM HENRY BAYFIELD	16.04.1909
WILLIAM SANDAL MARJORAM	13.08.1915
ELIZA MAY MARJORAM	17.07.1928
HENRY DAVID LINGHAM	13.12.1938
HARRY BURGESS	21.10.1941
WILLIAM EDWARD MOBBS	24.10.1944
JOHN MAURICE ILIFFE	18.10.1949
PERCY JAMES PERRIN	30.06.1953
V. WALKER (Leonard Walter Valentine ?)	07.12.1954
DONALD BERNARD BLANCHARD & ALBERT HENRY SCOTT	28.07.1959
DONALD BERNARD BLANCHARD	01.11.1960
JOHN RICHARD McBRIDE	05.11.1963
BERTRAM FREDERICK THOMPSON	17.12.1963
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JONATHAN MOORE	2010 - 2012
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	On Wednesday 26th June 1901 it was heard that Joseph Hodgson had left the house "for well known reasons" and on the 17th May the licence had been transferred to his step son, Mr. Conville. The plan had been that Mrs. Hodgson would still be in charge, but her son soon took control. Mrs. Hodgson sought to regain the licence saying that he had been paid £20 1s 8d owed to him and he had no interest in running the house. He had not opposed the transfer to his mother. Transfer granted.
	On Saturday 20th June 1903, the licence of Mr. H. Dove was transferred to his son, Mr. J. C. Dove because the former was moving to London. (As reported 27th June 1903)

1970's photograph.


On Monday 11th January 1858, Mrs. Baldry, keeper of the Bridge Tavern, was ordered to put 2s 6d into the poor box for, on the previous day, having her house open during prohibited hours. Leniency was shown since it was a first offence, she was a widow and was infirm.


Address as 5 Bridge Road, Gorleston in 1861

4 & 5 Bridge Road in 1871

Mr. W. H. Francis, owner of the Bridge Hotel sought permission to install a weighing machine in front of his house, 7th March 1875. The request was refused. On Thursday 6th April 1876 Mr. Francis asked that the decision be reconsidered and it was granted. It was agreed that the device would interfere with ordinary traffic, but that disadvantage would not appear in the notification to appear in the newspapers the following day.

Landlord Albert Cubitt was summoned 15th September 1884 for assaulting Herbert Myhill, "boots" at the hotel. Myhill had broken two gas globes in  the smoke room and was insolent upon being reprimanded. Cubitt had lost his temper and struck him on the face. The Mayor reminded Cubitt that he had no right to strike his employee and the Magistrates imposed a fine of 10 shillings and costs.

A fire broke out in one of the bedrooms on Wednesday 29th September 1886. Window curtains had been ignited by the gas at about 9:30 a.m. Owing to the prompt exertions of the proprietor, the flames were controlled, but not until a great part of the bedroom contents had been destroyed. Mr. Cubitt was insured by the Liverpool and London and Globe Company via the agent, Mr. James Woolverton, Auctioneer.