1996

A sale of Copyhold Land too place at the Crown in Harleston, Wednesday, 1st May 1665.

Meetings of overseers held here
18th August 1733, 25th March 1734 and 17th November 1740.

It was announced 27th September and 4th October 1777 that William Cann, servant to John Kerrich Esq., had taken the Inn.

Joseph Trundle announced 13th September 1788 that the Gentlemen and Others attending the Harleston Petty Sessions, for the hiring and retaining servants, to be held at the Crown Inn, would be met with a hearty welcome.

In the General Hue and Cry dated 5th December 1789 the Bow Street Runners quoted a report dated 1st October, whereby on Sunday 10th September 1789, a man about 50 years of age, six feet high, dark complexion, thin face, long teeth and with a speech impediment, had hired a Black Horse from Joseph Trundle of the Crown, Harleston. The horse was never returned. The mount had a nag tail never nicked, was six years old, 14 and a half hands high, a star on his forehead, with a white snip on the tip of his nose, and his near knee blemished. A reward of £5 was offered on the conviction of the offender.

Cooper Bunn, previously a gardener from Halesworth, advised the public, January 1791, that he had taken the Inn and thanked the support he had already received from gentlemen, farmers and others.

The Earsham Hundred Petty Sessions were held here Wednesday 16th September 1795.

On Friday 2nd November 1917, Messrs, Youngs, Crawshay & Youngs Ltd. applied for an ejectment order against the tenant, Adolphus Henry Stansbury, because he had created waste by not properly cultivating the garden and orchard. Being of military age and liable to call up to the colours, the police had said that they would oppose a transfer to his wife. Mr. Stansbury worked at worked at Pulham, but he was always at home in the evenings supervising the house. In the summer of 1916 he and his wife had been cautioned but the case dismissed.
The Bench were unanimous in dismissing the application.

In November 1817, Michael Barham, for many years hostler at the Crown Inn, hanged himself on a tree in Mendham. He left a widow and three children.

On Monday, 24th February 1842, the Freehold Dwelling House and Public Brewery, of Mr. James Hayward, at 16, Old Market Place, was to be sold by auction at the Crown Inn.

Offered To Let, December 1844.
The house in Full Trade with Six Acres of Pasture Land adjoining the house. The occupation well worth the attention of any Person who could command from £200 to £300.
Apply Messrs. Steward, Patteson, Finch & Company.

The Household Furniture, Carrier's Cart, and other Effects of Mr. Henry Prime were Auctioned, Monday 26th September 1864 since he was relinquishing possession.

Also known as the CROWN HOTEL.

Apparently the house closed during or soon after 1871.

Steward & Patteson applied for the licence to be transferred to the RAILWAY TAVERN, January 1872. - Granted.

By 1899 the Old Crown had been converted into two Residences known as Crown Villas. In June 1899 the properties were offered for sale and occupied by Sergeant White and Mr. H. Jackson, yearly tenants at rents amounting to £26 per annum.

By 1900 the name had returned upon the re-naming
of the SIR ROBERT PEEL, a house in Mendham Lane originally
known as the THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS.

In November 1917, Messrs. Youngs, Crawshay and Youngs Ltd. sought to remove the licence from Adolphus Stansbury on the grounds that he had committed waste and was liable to be `called to the colours'. The police opposed the licence transfer to Mrs. Stansbury. It was said that the orchard and garden at the Crown had been greatly neglected. Mr. Stansbury had been cautioned by the Bench in 1916 and Mrs Stansbury had been cautioned by the brewery representative. Mr. Stansbury worked in Pulham whilst his wife ran the house during the day. It was claimed that she did not exercise sufficient control.
In the cross-examination it was said that police proceedings against Mrs. Stansbury had been dismissed in the summer of 1916. Mr. Stansbury said that the police had not cautioned him and he always supervised the house in the evenings.
The Bench unanimously dismissed the application.

Licence referred for Compensation Friday 4th March 1949, being considered by the authorities as being redundant to the needs of the town, but licence renewed  Wednesday 15th June 1949.

When the licence transfer was confirmed at the Harleston Magistrates Court on Friday 2th September 1950, the Chairman, Mrs. Meade, said the Bench were sorry that Mr. Emmerson was leaving and hoped that he would be happy in his new home. The house had been well conducted and there had never been any trouble.

On Friday 8th December 1950 plans submitted by Messrs. Youngs, Crawshay & Youngs, to carry out structural alterations, with a view to assisting in the supervision of the bars, was approved.

Closed 1996 -
November 1996 report states `Destined to remain closed'.