Address as 48 King Street in 1864 and before.
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Harriet Candler was murdered in November 1844 (See
BLACK SWAN)
John Hall,
Robert Royal and James Mapes, were accused of the deed and appeared in
court in April 1845. With alibis given for all three and the witness
against them, Samuel Yarman being accused of perjury, the three were
acquitted.
There was a second trial in March 1846 and Samuel Yarman was found guilty
and hanged two weeks later at the Norwich Fair, Castle Hill.
George Layton, keeper of the King's Head public
house, had not been called at the 1845 trial. He
told the court that in November 1844 he had been a policeman in Yarmouth
and that on the night of the murder he had seen the three accused heading
towards the Denes. Layton's testimony was not in itself particularly
significant, but his subsequent admission that the had been discharged
from the police force as a consequence of "some disagreement between me
and the superintendent - I was charged with leaving my beat " caused
some amusement among the spectators and eased the tension in court'
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At the Police Court on 25th April 1849, it was heard that Elizabeth
Hubbard had broken 7 panes of glass in Mr. Oliver's house. Found guilty
of violent and disorderly conduct she was ordered to pay 9s for the
damage done and 10 s costs. In default two months' hard labour.
Samuel Colls, listed here 1863, apparently relocated to Lowestoft where
he "applied to his own use", certain goods entrusted to him by a Mr. J.
Wright.
He was subsequently sentenced to three months' imprisonment.
On Friday April 7th 1865, some four months after the conviction, Mr. Colls
applied for an arrest warrant, on a charge of wilful perjury, for the
wife and daughter of Mr. Wright. The magistrates refused the application
and advised him to keep out of dirty water in future.
The full licence was transferred to the
BLACKFRIARS TAVERN on Monday 28th August 1865.
Recorded as the OLD KINGS HEAD
in December 1865 when the landlord was fined for selling out of hours.
On Saturday 13th April 1867, J. T. Peacock, landlord of the Kings Head
beerhouse, Chapel-street was charged by Mr. William Quinton, the Excise
Supervisor, of having wine and spirits illegally stored in his house and
with having illegally sold, on March 1st, a gill of gin and a gill of
sherry. The defendant did not appear but was fined £12-10s on each
offence, a total of £37-10s.
Application for a wine licence made 21st August 1884 by James Smith was
withdrawn.
Mr. G. Isaac applied for a Wine Licence Friday 28th August 1885.
Granted.
No licensee
yet discovered in the period May 1867 to 1884, but in 1888 the house is again
recorded, as a beerhouse, at 48 King Street.
John Hunt applied for a music licence 13th November 1891 - Granted.
On Tuesday 22nd August 1893, landlord Hunt was warned that he ran the
risk of losing his licence altogether if he did not keep proper order.
The Chief Constable stated that a large number of smacksmen and girls
frequented the concerts held at the house and were a nuisance to the
neighbourhood.
John Hunt applied for renewal of his music licence 19th September 1893.
Complaints had been received by the Chief Constable owing to the singing
and shouting that came from the house. The house was frequented by young
men from 16 to 22 years of age who made much noise, to the great
annoyance to neighbouring residents.
Hearing that the police had cautioned Mr. Hunt regarding his management
of the concert room, the application for music licence renewal was refused.
By 1901 the
YORK HOTEL bore the
address of 48 King Street with licensee Walter Mead, but the
KINGS HEAD is
still at 48 King Street in 1908 with William Mead in charge.
