Previously named the
TAYLORS ARMS
John Brunning is named at the
WRESTLERS,
Queen street in 1865. He is only given as a carter in Queen Street in
1868.
The
KINGS HEAD is first
named August 1868 with John Brunning being awarded a new licence. licensee.
In the 1868 trades directory he is given as a licensee and carman.
(A Kings Head is named in 1671,
but no indication of location is given -
See
KINGS HEAD Tuesday
Market Place)
Knights, Queen Street Brewery was attached to these premises.
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For Sale by Auction Thursday 11th August 1881.
Situated on the east side of Queen Street, containing Bar, Parlour,
Small sitting-room, 5 good Bed-rooms, large Store-room, W.C., 2
Kitchens, large Cellar, Stabling for 20 Horses, Cart shed, large
Granary, Fowls Houses , &c. The whole standing on about 700 square yards
of land.
Of modern construction in thorough repair.
Possession at Michaelmas.
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Offered for sale by auction 22nd July 1909.
` All that Freehold Public House, known as the
KINGS HEAD, situate on the
east side of Queen Street and near Saturday Market Place, Kings Lynn.
Containing drawing and dining rooms, bar, sitting and breakfast rooms,
office, 4 bedrooms, w.c., 2 cellars, lean-to glass verandah, 2
greenhouses, kitchen, scullery, knife house, coal house, 2 w.c's, cart
shed, large yard and outbuildings, in the occupation of Matthew Sizeland........
Together with the compact BREWERY adjoining, comprising Ground Floor:
Scalding store, wash room, cleansing store, office, coal house, etc. First
Floor: Brew house and cooler, malt chamber together with the brewery
plant, fittings, fixtures and engine, hay and straw loft, also STABLING
for 3 horses, enclosed yard and outbuildings. '
It was reported 23rd July 1909 that the bidding started at £500 and at
£725 the property was withdrawn from sale.
Lynn Advertiser
15 October 1909
THE FREE HOUSE IN QUEEN'S STREET
COMFORTABLE smoking-room;
well-appointed Bagatelle-room. Ales and Spirits of the best, at
popular prices. R.W. WOODS, Proprietor. N.B. Bulldogs a
speciality
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At the Petty Sessions Monday 8th January 1912, Mrs Eyre appealed for
re-consideration of her licence application. She had come from Leicester at
great expense and had not anticipated difficulty in the transfer of licence.
She was a widow with excellent references and some experience. Her daughters
had some experience and her nephew was prepared to sleep on the premises and
he had experience of the licensed trade. To prevent a widow from running the
house seemed to be an out-of-date notion. Since she had been at the house
the tone had improved considerably. The trade was divided into two parts,
the trade in the yard was with men who worked on the shore, who did not stop
there and soon returned to work. The customers in the smoke-room presented
no trouble. Mrs. Eyre had been at the house 8 weeks and the
way business was run could not be criticised. Furthermore the
principal hotel in the town was managed by a lady.
The Magistrates retired and returned with the decision that the application
be refused.
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At the Petty Sessions 29th January 1912 it was heard that Edward Sillis had
previously been appointed a Special Constable by Chief Constable Payne and
so was `not a very bad man'. The request was to issue a licence before the
annual licensing meeting of 12th February. Mr Sillis had been working for
Messrs Hogge & Seppings and had undertaken to hire the house from the
brewers. Mr Sillis would live in the house but could not say that he would
always be in the house, but he would appoint somebody to superintend when he
was not about. Licence application (Protection Order) was granted.
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Referred for Compensation 10th February 1913.
Compensation payment of £823 1s 8d was confirmed for Mr. W. J. Raby,
at a meeting of the Norfolk Compensation Authority during the week
of 20th December 1913.
Licence extinct 14th January 1914.
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