Licensees :
WILLIAM CHAPLING age 30 in 1841 age 44 in 1851 age 54 in 1861	1841 - * 1861
Mrs ELEANOR CHAPLING	1864 - 1875
Fine 5s and 13s costs for selling out of hours - 02.09.1864 - see opposite.
WILLIAM KIRK & carpenter (also given 1883)	1877 - 1879
Friday 7th September 1891 - John Kirk and his sons, William and Herbert, were charged of assaulting Thomas Fowler, a County Court bailiff on 30th August. Foster was cross-summoned for assaulting Herbert Kirk. John Kirk paid a fine of 5s and costs, all other charges were dismissed.
JOHN KIRK age 44 in 1881	1881 - 1888
GEORGE BUNTING age 31 in 1891	12.10.1888 - 1896
MARK INGRAM CHAPLING age 56 in 1901	1900 to 1904
ROBERT FANTHORPE	08.07.1904
FRANCIS HARRY RACKHAM	22.05.1908
ROBERT FANTHORPE	16.10.1908
EDWARD WILSON PIGOT	09.04.1915
NELLIE ELIZABETH PIGOT	24.11.1916
WALTER CECIL HENSBY	19.11.1920
HENRY JAMES SMITH	12.10.1934
FRANCES NORMAN ALEXANDER SKINNER	12.03.1954
ANDREW JOHN HARDY	21.08.1970

At the Petty Sessions Friday 2nd September 1864, Mrs Eleanor Chapling was charged by police-constable Barton, with supplying ale at illegal hours on the 21st August. Fined 5s and 13s costs.

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In 1916 Edward Pigot decided to do his bit for the war and volunteered for the army travelling to Attleborough to sign up. He was mobilised 2-Nov-1916 and spent time in 339 Siege Gun Battery before being transferred to 325 Battery. His unit was sent to France 12-May-1917. On 26-Mar-1919 they were employed detonating munitions. A detonator exploded injuring Edward and a colleague. Edward helped to bandage the arm of his companion and get him to hospital. Edward died of his wounds 21-Apr-1919 which included a fractured skull. Full records of the event seem to have been lost in the withdrawal of the Army from France and subsequent disbanding of 325 Battery.
It was not until 1920 that his wife Nellie was given a pension of 26s 8d plus 10s for their daughter, Eileen May.

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S&P report for Watney Mann (East Anglia) Ltd, prepared June 1969 recommended immediate closure, stating that `Trade is bad....The Red Lion is less than 200 yards away..... The whole atmosphere quite depressing.'