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34 MIDDLEGATE STREET
33 GAOL STREET
St. GEORGES  WARD BEERHOUSE CLOSED by 27.10.1921
Gt. YARMOUTH LICENCE REGISTER Y/CJ/31 (February 1903 - February 1928)
LACON & Co  
Licensees :
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WILLIAM BLOOMFIELD PYE
& fish merchant
(Age 28 in 1861 - Fish curer at 46 Market Road)
1863 - 1864
WILLIAM GEORGE 1866
WILLIAM HALLIDAY
& upholsterer
1868 - 1869
CHARLES TOOLEY
Age 43
1871
WILLIAM FITZGERALD * 1875
JOHN PLATTEN * 1879
THOMAS WILLIAM BENSLEY
& carpenter
1881 - 1885
WILLIAM W TEMPLE 06.02.1885 - 1887
Mrs PRISCILLA TEMPLE
(given as widow 1893)
1890 - 1894
Wednesday 21st March 1894 - Accused of having house open on the previous Sunday morning at 11:00am. A man named Barber had taken away a jug of VI ale, however it was discovered that Mrs Temple's daughter Kate had served the beer without any payment being made. Case dismissed.
WILLIAM WEST TEMPLE by 1896 to 1910
June 1896 - accused of manslaughter - see opposite.
JAMES ROBINSON 03.06.1910
MARY MARGARET ROBINSON 02.02.1917
JOHN SMITH 13.06.1919
to closure 1921


At the licensing sessions held Thursday 2nd September 1852, Mr. Hilling applied for a licence for the WINDSOR CASTLE.
The applicant was the Town Surveyor and presented a numerous and respectably signed memorial from the local inhabitants in favour. It was a new district and a great deal of money had been spent in making a bowling green and rendering the place salubrious and attractive which before had been unhealthy and offensive.
Following discussion, five of the magistrates were for the application and five against. It was claimed that the Mayor had the casting vote and he was one of the five in favour, he however, refused to decide alone. With that, one of the other magistrates withdrew his support and left the room. The application was thus refused.

Advertised To Let, September 1868, with Possession from Michaelmas.

33 Middlegate Street 1863, 1875, 1879 & 1886

WINDSOR CASTLE 1881

  Thursday 4th June 1896 - William West Temple (age 27) charged of inflicting grievous bodily harm to William Gibbs, master of a vessel. Mr. Temple was remanded to 10th June in order that a witness might proceed to sea.
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Wednesday 10th June 1896 - Charged with the  manslaughter of James G. Gibbs, a fisherman.
Found guilty and committed to the Assizes, taken into custody but subsequently liberated on bail.
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Saturday 13th June 1896 - Mr. Temple had been indicted for killing and slaying James G. Gibbs, smacksmaster.
Gibbs and another had entered the Windsor Tavern in a drunken state on 2nd June and upon being ejected, Gibbs had fallen and suffered a fractured skull. He had died a week later on 9th June.
His Lordship ruled that it was evident that Temple was not in a temper, and had been protecting his interests, there had been no intent to injure.
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
 

Referred to Compensation 4th March 1921.

Decision to close by Compensation made 8th July 1921

Licence expired 27th October 1921