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1 DRAYTON HIGH ROAD TAVERHAM HUNDRED FULL LICENCE Tel : 01603 869598
BLOFIELD, TAVERHAM & WALSHAM Register taken 9th September 1789 and 17th September 1794 & TAVERHAM LICENCE REGISTERS PS 9/8/1 & PS 9/8/3 (1872 - 1957)
(note 1887 to 1903 are missing)
FRANCIS WESTON BRADSHAW of Drayton
FRANCIS BRANTHWAYT PAYNE BRADSHAW c1878 - Leased to Bullards?
BULLARDS Licence removed to premises to be built on adjoining land 01.03.1956
WATNEY MANN   
BRENT WALKER    
WIZARD INNS March 1998
Licensees :
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WILLIAM CLARKE 1789 - 1794
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JAMES BUTCHER
& brewer
1836
ROBERT THOMAS
age 42 in 1851
& carpenter
1841 - 1856
HENRY ADCOCK
& farmer 1858
& sheep dealer 1861 - age 36
1858 - 1864
GEORGE BONE
& carpenter
1865  to 1875
CHARLES IVES 02.10.1875
HENRY PYLE
age 38 in 1881
26.01.1878
CHARLES DADE 13.08.1887
JOHN KIRK LEWIS
age 50 in 1901
by 1896
REGINALD HALL 06.06.1903
THOMAS PRATT 20.10.1906
REGINALD HALL
age 35 in 1911
19.10.1907
EDGAR CHAPMAN 04.01.1913
CHARLES WALTER NEVE
(Also licensee at Red Lion)
16.10.1915
GEORGE CARR 02.02.1924
ARTHUR ALFRED WARDLE
(Died 19th February 1984 - age 78)
24.07.1948
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..... STARBUCK c1962
JACK SIMPSON 1971
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KIM PAINTER manager 2004
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DRAYTON - COCK - With private room for lady cyclists.
c1916

Recorded in Register of Blofield, Taverham & Walsham Hundred licensed houses taken 9th September 1789.

On the night of 16th June 1829, some persons stole three bottles of gin, one bottle of shrub (marked S), a bottle of whisky (Marked H). a silver tea spoon, six plated tea spoons, two plated liquor spoons, three large footed glasses, for mixing liquors;  from the kitchen, one large iron candlestick, one pair of man's shoes, nearly new, six bottles of porter, a quantity of candles; the chamber door was broken open and the following items taken from a chest: one pound of silver, three gloves, a gold ring, small breakfast huckaback table cloth, dinner damask table cloth, two towels, red mark huckaback at each end with fringes and various small articles; from the hay-house a scythe and stick were taken.


Rebuilt on adjoining land 1956
Original house (shown above) demolished.

Extensively renovated 1998/9 by Wizard Inns.
Totally `refurbished, revamped and refined ' by Wizard Inns
during a closure period of March 28th and June 7th 2004.