As the GREEN MAN IN BOOTS 1836.
Located on
the South West corner of Row 44, Howard Street to Market Place.
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On 15th December 1842 William Moore was committed for
manslaughter, with liberty to find bail, himself £200 and two sureties
£100 each, to appear at the Lent assizes, Norwich.
On Thursday 6th April 1843 William Moore was charged that he had `killed
and slain' a soldier by the name of William Burman.
It was heard that Burman had arrived at the Green Man & Boot in the
company of a pensioner named William Dyball, at one o'clock on the
morning of Sunday 4th December 1842. The pair had previously visited
several other houses.
Since it was after midnight, they were refused service of beer,
Burman asked for gin which was provided, but rather than charge the
usual 2d, landlord Moore charged 6d, which was paid. The pair were then
told to drink their gin and leave but Burman refused. In the ensuing
attempt by Moore to eject Burman, the latter was said to have fallen
down an hit his head. Dyball stated that Burman had been thrown to the
floor and his head beat on the floorboards three or four times. Another
witness said that both Moore and Burman had fallen by accident and the
latter had hit his head on the bar counter as he fell.
A large number of witnesses all testified that Mr. Moore was the most
humane, civil, obliging, convivial and good-natured person.
The Jury however found him guilty and the Judge sentenced him to one
month's imprisonment and hard labour.
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Conveyed 23rd August 1845 by Samuel Paget & others to George Morse, Timothy Steward,
Peter Finch and Henry Staniforth Patteson.
Became the CITY
OF LONDON TAVERN by 1850.
Later the TALBOT.