| Licensees : |
| ROBERT ALDERTON |
04.09.1850 |
| JOHN SMITH (44) |
1851 |
ROBERT WARD
Age 55 in 1861 |
1854 - 1861 |
| January 1860 - Fine of 10s and 13s 6d
costs for having five persons drinking in the house at improper hours on
Christmas Day 1859. |
DANIEL WEST
Age 53 in 1871
See opposite. |
by 1863 |
| Saturday 29th April 1865 - Ordered to
pay costs of 9s 6d having been charged of having his house open for the
sale of beer, during the hours of divine service, on the morning of
Sunday 22nd April. He believed the four men found drinking in the house
at 11:00am were travellers, as allowed by law. |
| Monday 21st September 1868 - Ordered to
pay costs of 10s 6d having been charged of an assault on Martha Howard,
by striking her on the side with his fist whilst controlling a
disturbance between her husband and another man. |
| Monday 22nd March 1869 - Accused of
serving five men at 7:00 am on Sunday 7th March. "Since the house was on
the outskirts of town it was difficult to prove that the men were not
travellers". The superintendent said that the house was respectfully
conducted and consequently the summons was dismissed, on payment of 10s
6d costs. |
| Fine of 40s and 12s 6d costs Monday 18th
April 1870 for opening house before legal hours on Sunday 10th April
1870. This was recorded as following two previous summonses. |
| Fine of 20s and costs, Monday 7th
October 1872 for opening his house at illegal hours on Sunday 29th
September 1872. |
| Fine of 1s and 13s 6d costs Monday 28th
February 1876 for an assault on labourer Robert Downing, who had
interrupted a conversation. |
| Fine of 20s and 8s costs Monday 25th
June 1877 for having house open at illegal hours on 19th June 1877. |
| Fine of 5s and 7s costs on Monday 2nd
January 1882 for an assault, Christmas Day, on bricklayer John Horsley,
who owed money. |
| Fine of 40s and costs on Monday 16th
October 1882 for selling liquor between seven and eight o'clock in the
morning of Sunday 4th October 1882. |
| ROBERT WARD |
11.02.1884 |
| EDWIN MARRIOTT |
13.10.1884 |
ROBERT
WILLIAM BLYTH
(died 8th February 1892) |
14.02.1887 |
| MARY ANN BLYTH |
11.04.1892 |
| CHARLES CURTIS BLYTH |
17.10.1892 |
| FREDERICK JOHN BEESON |
06.04.1896 |
| ALBERT EDWARD TAYLOR |
24.06.1901 |
Convicted
during 1902/3 of permitting drunkenness
Fine 20/- and 7/- costs |
| GEORGE HERBERT DAWSON |
11.01.1904 |
| WILLIAM LIONEL ROSE |
22.07.1907 |
| Fine of 40/- plus
7/- costs imposed 13.04.1908 for permitting drunkenness |
| JOHN SMITH |
12.10.1908 |
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First found in the 1850 Register of Licensed Houses.
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11th February 1855 :-
Daniel West, seaman, took court action against the master of the
vessel Speculation, George Leaford. West had entered into
articles to run from London to Hartlepool and then to Lynn for
£5. Upon completing the voyage the vessel had been safely moored
and the agreed wage was due. However following the mooring, the
anchor had fouled chains at the bottom of the harbour and been
lost overboard. West refused to assist retrieval, arguing that
the master's demand warranted extra
payment, since it had been lost overboard after the
vessel had docked and as such was tidework. Instead the master
had deducted 2s 6d from his wage. Hearing from the Harbour
Master that he considered the vessel had been properly moored
before the anchor was lost, His Honour agreed that the 2s 6d
should be paid.
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On the evening of Monday 18th May 1863, sailor Daniel West, well
known in Lynn, twice plunged into the river at Friar's Quay and
performed a gallant rescue of a five year old boy named Carr.
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It was reported 7th March 1885 that Daniel West, aged 67 and
formerly a sailor, but for many years landlord of the Highland
Laddie, committed suicide `in a very singular manner' on
Saturday night or Sunday morning last. He had left the public
house because trade had fallen off and he had been unable to pay
the rent. West had tied one end of a linen line to a bedpost,
wrapped it twice around his neck and then secured the other end
of the cord to another bedpost. He had then thrown his
entire weight in a determined manner until strangulation was
achieved.
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Location 1862 given as at South Gates, opposite the
Gas Works.
Address given as 2 Chapel Street in
1891.
Referred for Compensation 08.02.1909
Licence refused at Compensation Authority meetings of 21st and 23rd
June 1909. Reported as an alehouse, owned by Richard Ludwig Bagge and run by
licensee John Smith.
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The licence of the Lamb had been deferred for compensation, and so bidding
for the house started at a mere £150 and slowly rose to £220 at which point
it was withdrawn from sale.
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At the Compensation Meeting of Wednesday 22nd December 1909 it was stated
that trade was :-
Beer, 157 barrels at 10/- (For 10 years = £785)
Bottled beer, 60 dozen at 6d (£15)
Spirits 30 gallons at 4/- (£60)
Minerals 275½ dozen a year at 6d (£68/17/6)
Rent £10 at 18 years
Giving a total 10 year value of £1108/17/6
Value of property without licence was £120
Total claim was £988/17/6
The valuer, Mr Miles, said that converting the house to a private dwelling
would cost £24 and the rent would be £9/12/-.
The committee offered £900, which was accepted with 10% going to the tenant.
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Licence extinct 07.06.1910
Stood opposite the Gas Works
The first page of the accounts book
of Charles Curtis Blyth - dated October 17th 1892
Image thanks to Roger Holmes
Mild being greatest seller costing the landlord £1/11s a firkin
(72 pints)
17 firkins were supplied between October 17th and November 23rd
Only 36 pints of Stout were supplied in the same period.
(at the total cost price of £1/5s)
Whisky, Rum and Brandy accounted for other sales.
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