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 The original Inn. 17thC inn. Seemingly a beer house until full licence granted 26th August 1870. Following closure early 1982, the name was transferred to what had formerly been the LIGHT HORSE. Still
trading 2002 as the ROYAL STANDARD at 86
BAXTER ROW. |
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 ex Light Horse - 1990  The sign November 2001 |
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Memories collected by Chris Holderness of
Rig-a-Jig-Jig for the East Anglian Traditional Musical Trust. The CH numbers refer to Chris's Archive on eatmt.org. |
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From Robert Sutton of Wymondham (CH B3-2-3a) I knew 'Fiddler' Brown fairly well. I was a teenager of course. He used to play his fiddle in the Royal Standard at Dereham every Friday after he had been to the market, but he was always somewhat inebriated. I think he had a whippet type dog with him. When he had finished performing he put his fiddle in the box and slung it over his shoulder on a piece of rope and then set off for home. He lived in a cottage between Scarning and Shipdham, next to a neighbour who was named 'Brush' Holiday. I know of the dulcimer player. I think he came from Hingham and he visited the Royal Standard every Thursday.'
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From 'Margaret Pettitt, whose parents ran the pub in the 1920s, she taking it over later, quoted in Alfred Brown, the Life and Times of Shipdham's Other Fiddler, Chris Holderness, Mustrad Article 186 (CH B3-2-18b) 'The Royal Standard was a lively place for music. . . As well as 'Fiddler', dulcimer player Billy Cooper [of Hingham, 1883 - 1964] played there every Thursday, often with a banjo player accompanying him, as well as 'Bogey' Guymer from Dereham who used to play the spoons and knock his elbows on the table to create a rhythm, a traveller known as 'Yorkie', who played military tunes and marches on the piano, another pianist, Mr Brundall, who could only play the black notes, as well as Bert Perkins playing the accordion and Claire Robinson the piano. . . There was a lot of playing for popular songs for singing along with, as well as the occasional bit of step dancing. During the war the pub was particularly busy with air-force personnel using it.' |
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