An inn by 1689

The several Creditors of John Andrews were requested to send their account to Mr. James Curties of Aylsham, before the 13th November 1779. All those indebted to Mr. Andrews were desired to pay their Debts immediately, to prevent further trouble.

Offered For Sale by Auction 5th June 1779, but on that day it was announced that the house had been sold by Private Contract prior to auction.

A Main of Cocks, the 4th in a series of 6, was held here Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th April 1782. The Gentlemen of Norfolk had won two of the previous three matches against the Gentlemen of Suffolk. Each Battle to be fought for Four Guineas and Twenty Guineas the odd Battle. Twenty seven Mains and eight Byes on each side, and to fight according to the Royal Articles.

In March 1791 William Parmer announced that his coach, the AYLSHAM DILIGENCE set out from the inn every Wednesday and Saturday morning, to the Maids Head, Norwich.
A complete Hearse was also to let from the Inn.

For Sale by Auction Wednesday 14th February 1810, having been in the possession of Mrs. Dey for the previous 18 years and the house was available since she intended to retire.

John Secker informed 14th October 1815 that he had removed to the BLACK BOYS.
On the same day, Mr. F. West, late the BLACK LION, Walsingham,  confirmed that he had taken the DOG INN and he had reduced the Posting to 1s 3d per mile.

Advertised 9th August 1817 - To Be Let, with occupation  Immediately.

24th February 1819 - Clement Overton notified the public that the horse left at the inn on 5th January 1819, would be sold should it not be claimed by 9th March.

22nd August 1822 - David Ducker advised the Nobility, Gentry and the Public in General, that he had reduced the price of Posting from One Shilling and Three Pence to One Shilling per mile.

David Ducker was to appear at the Court House, Norwich on 21st October 1824 as an Insolvent Debtor. He was described as formerly of Happisburgh, horse dealer, and late of Aylsham, innkeeper.

Peter Rix, late of Swanton Morley, informed the Nobility, Gentry and the Public in general, 9th April 1824, that he had taken the Inn.

Clement Overton, given as licensee in 1819, was living in one of four Cottages in Hungate Street in March 1825.

To let January 1829 with Immediate Possession.

As the DOG INN 1830

Offered to let with early possession, June 1849.
`Capital Stabling and excellent Bowling Green attached, now in full trade - Apply at Mr. Crawshay's Brewery, Norwich.
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Peter Rix, late of Swanton Morley, announced 19th January 1850 that he had taken the inn. His stay could not have been for long since the Hunt directory for 1850 gives James Ebden as licensee.

Offered To Let June 1852, with Possession at Michaelmas
Apply Messrs. Youngs, Crawshay & Youngs.


The DOG INN ESTATE was offered for sale by Auction on Tuesday 11th December 1855 in FIVE Lots.
Lot 1 - The North part of the DOG INN consisting of an entrance passage, a parlour called the Coach-room, kitchen, bar, wash-house and larder with good wine and spirit cellar under. Five bedrooms with attics over. A small back yard with fowl houses and firing shed; a capital stable with five stalls and two loose boxes, with an open standing for carriages. The Lot having a frontage of 28ft 9in to the Norwich to Cromer Turnpike.
Lot 2 - The Principle Entrance to the DOG INN, a comfortable Commercial-room and a Porter-room, with good Beer-cellar; a staircase, landing and water closet; an upper sitting-room and bed-room with attics over; and part of the yard with pump therein and two coach-houses or stables with hay-loft over. The Lot having a frontage of 32ft 8in to the Turnpike.
Lot 3 - A large room called the Court-room, 34ft by 25ft, used for assemblies, courts and clubs, with attics over and two stables under; also part of the yard adjoining.
Lot 4 - A six-stall stable and four-stall, with hay-loft; a lean-to loose box opening into a small yard and part of the yard in front of the stables.
Lot 5 - A valuable piece of Land used as a Bowling Green, with summer houses and bar-room; part of the yard adjoining Lots 2 and 4 and a strip of land next to the Turnpike road, used as a horse-yard. The whole having a frontage of 102ft 6in next the Turnpike road and containing about 55 rods.

The Opening Dinner of Mr. Dickerson (late of Reepham), was held Friday 6th February 1874.
28th March 1874 - Proprietor Thomas M. Dickerson advised the Gentry and Public in general that the Inn had been thoroughly renovated and offered every Comfort for Travellers and supplied the best Articles.
Sales in 1960;  Barrels of beer 109, Spirits 94

Ceased trading 27th October 1965.
Premises to be offered for sale an de-licensed.
Reported closed since last meeting of October 1965, at Property Rationalisation Committee meeting on Domestic Closures, 2nd February 1966.
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Bertie Mobbs applied to the Special Sessions, held at Aylsham Town Hall on Tuesday 10th February 1920 for his licence to be transferred to Walter Francis Hogg. Mr Hogg had previously operated as a Boarding House Keeper in Margate, Kent.
The notification, dated 15th January 1920, is shown below.

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Geoffrey Edward Thrower, licensee 1953 to 1958 was known as ` Captain Thrower', especially in the lounge bar as he had just retired from the Royal Marines with the rank of Captain. The lounge bar was named the Kennel and had a cuckoo clock which suffered terminal damage from Young Farmers target practice with the soda syphon.
(Information thanks to his son, also Geoffrey Thrower - July 2009)