A 1909 invoice to Mr. S. Reeve.


Walter High was licensee here until December 1884 when he moved to the GREYHOUND

On Wednesday 13th May 1885, the licence was transferred from Mr. Joseph Pennington to Mr. Alex Haylett.

Licence transferred from Mr. A. C. Haylett to Mr. George Scoulding on Wednesday 23rd September 1865.

In February 1953, manager Mr. F. A. Nobbs stated that he delivered to about one thousand private customers in van and lorry.  His area was a radius of five miles, and beyond.

Licence transferred to Bertram Nichols on Thursday 25th August 1955.
At the same time the licence of the BREWHOUSE was also transferred to him.
(Licenses formerly held in the name of Youngs, Crawshay & Youngs.)
On Thursday 15th December the licence was transferred from Mr. Nichols to Mr. Percy Shepherd of Bullard's Brewery.

Same as the WAVENEY.

Henry Cuthbert operated as a maltster and wine & spirit merchant
until his business was purchased by Youngs, Crawshay & Youngs.
In 1879 he is described as a maltster & merchant at Mere Street.
By 1883 he is trading from Victoria Road and the Railway Station.
In 1882 and 1883 the Cuthbert Stores in Mere Street is owned by Youngs, Crawshay & Youngs with Joseph Pennington as manager.

In 1888 and 1890 Mr Cuthbert is still at Victoria Road, where he is described as Maltster, corn, coal, cake, and hop merchant.
In 1890, the Cuthbert Wine & Spirit Stores is under the management of Mr George Scolding.

The death of Henry Cuthbert was announced July 1895. He was born in 1818 and retired to Ipswich in 1887 but continued a malting and corn trade in Diss under the management of Mr. H. C. Green.