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REDENHALL
EARSHAM HUNDRED FULL LICENCE tel : 01379 853748
EARSHAM LICENCE REGISTER PS 21/3/1 & PS 21/3/2 (1932 to 1967)
(note - February 1959 to February 1964 are missing)
CHRISTOPHER MURIEL of Gt. Yarmouth - 1591
RICHARD & SUSAN DRAKE to April 1628
THOMAS JOHNSON from 1628 - Merchant o0f Gt. Yarmouth.
THOMPSONS (Margaret Thompson married Thomas Johnson of Gt. Yarmouth)
Sir JAMES JOHNSON Entertained Charles II 1671
JOHN DOVE From 1684 - Brewer of Harleston
HARLESTON BREWERY Sold 1828 to Thomas Dyson of Diss for £900
UPPER BREWERY of Shelfanger, Diss
LACONS  
WHITBREAD  
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AMPERSAND BREWERY Co. by 2023
Licensees :
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RICHARD DRAKE to 1628
   
SAMUEL SELF
(Died Sunday 5th March 1797 - For many years at the Cardinal's Cap Inn)
undated
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GEORGE CANN
(Died October 1831 - age 73)
here Sept 1807
BENJAMIN BURGESS 1830
ROBERT PRATT 1836
HENRY WARD 1837 - 1841
ELIZABETH WARD
Age 30
1841
ROBERT READ BLOOMFIELD 1845
JOHN ASTEN
& corn & flour merchant
1846
JAMES FISHER
age 62 in 1851
1850 - 1856
FREDERICK FOULSHAM 1858
JAMES WELLS
Age 40 in 1861
1859 - 1869
EDWARD SNOWLING 1871
JOHN TURNER
(Charles Turner 1883)
Age 42 in 1891
1872 - 1892
ALFRED BRADLEY 1896 - 1904
GENERAL ALBERT WHITE
Age 47 in 1911
1905 - 1920
Friday 11th July 1919 - Fine of 10s for permitting the consumption of intoxicating liquor, on 2nd July, during prohibited hours. Customer James Barber, a butcher, also fined 10s.
ALBERT MARSHALL 1922 to 1932
EDWARD HAROLD MUNRO 01.07.1932
JAMES ELNAUGH DURRANT 14.10.1932
S W BUCKLE (manager) 24.11.1933
ARTHUR GOOD 24.05.1935
FREDERICK ALAN TOVELL 01.12.1944
Friday 27th October 1950 - Paid a total of £60 and £5 5s costs having pleaded guilty to eleven charges of obtaining rationed feeding stuffs from Vitovis, Ellingham and W. l. Duffield & Sons, Saxlingham Thorpe, contrary to the Feeding Stuffs (Rationing) Order of 1949.
FREDERICK DICKERSON SHORTLAND 08.12.1950
EDWARD JAMES GILLELAND 07.11.1952
JOHN RICHARD McBRIDE
(Brewers agent)
17.02.1956
RALPH JOHN WALLACE MITCHELL 02.03.1956
LEONARD FRANCIS PINK 11.10.1957 - 1961
ROY CATTERMOLE after 1961 to 10.1965
RICHARD WEBSTER 07.10.1965 - 03.1967
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JIM & Mrs. S. SAUNDERS 1970 - 1973
WILLIAM POINTON
Died Sunday 16th September 1973 - age 58
to 09.1973
ERIC CHARLES COLE 1977 - 1978
PETER CROXSON
manager
to 06.1981
Closed 06. 1981 - 05.1982
WILLIAM GAMMANS &
KATH SWAN
May 1982
DICK CRICK here 09.1985
FRANK EMBLETON 03.10.1988
CLIVE WARD
manager
here 02.1989
BARBARA & DAVE WARBURTON 16.10.1989 - 1990
JOHN & CHRISTINA Le GRYS
managers
03.1991
TERENCE WINTER
manager
by 10.1991
MONICA, SARA & BRIAN
Managers
07.1993
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YVETTE TAYLOR
manager
by 03.2023


The Cardinals Hat - Harleston
1917

An inn by 1591.

Title was granted 21st April 1628 by Richard Drake, inholder, and Susan, his wife, to Thomas Johnson of Great Yarmouth, merchant, of the capital messuage called Cardynall Hall, with buildings, gardens, &c., in Harleston and Reddenhall.

Meetings of overseers held here
 21st May 1733, 10th October 1733 and 2nd June 1740.

Offered for sale 18th March 1809.

As the COLONEL'S CAP according to Robson 1839,
CARDINAL'S CAP INN 1933
as CARDINAL'S CAP HOTEL 1937

In 1830 the coach the Star called every morning at 8:20am on route to London. It returned in the evening at 6:00pm

All the neat & valuable Household Furniture of Mr. R. R. Bloomfield were offered for sale by auction Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 6th to 9th October 1845, since he was changing his Residence.

On Monday, 18th December 1854, the Annual Pigeon Shoot was to commence at Eleven precisely, on account of the large number of Birds. The event being Open to All England. A Sweepstake to be shot for.

John Turner informed the public that his Opening Tea would take place on Tuesday 2nd January 1872. Tickets 1s each.

License renewed Friday 16th September 1949 and an application was made by Messer's. Lacon & Co. to have a clubroom and headquarters for the Harleston and District British Legion in a building at the rear of the main premises. There would be a bar for the convenience of Legion members, however the general public could not be excluded. The application was perhaps assisted by the Clerk to the Magistrates who was also chairman of the Legion Branch.
The alterations and improvements were approved on Friday 22nd September 1949.

House closed during 1981 to reopen 1982.

 

 

 

Trading as The CAP by 2023.
"A foodie hot spot"