c1900 - Photograph thanks to Stuart Bowell.
Referenced as having been closed in 1904 when, at the January 1909 Licensing
Sessions, the brewery was contending the
proposed closure of the
THREE HORSE SHOES.
However :-
On Friday 10th March 1905, licence renewal was opposed by Superintendent
Southgate stating that, including one house about a mile out of town, 14
fully licensed houses and one beerhouse. There were also two shop
licenses. The population in 1901 was 2,001. This was a fully licensed
house, but there were four others within 100 yards and a further three
within 150 yards. He believed that the house did good business and was
well conducted.
In support of licence renewal it was said that the house was used by a
large number of customers of a class who would not use the nearby
houses, which were of a much higher class.
Trade was given as 126 barrels of beer and 32 gallons of spirits per
year. (As repeated in June at the next hearing)
The Bench adjourned the meeting to inspect the premises and afterwards
held a long consultation. Upon return to Court, the Chairman announced
that the licence would be referred.
On Friday 23rd June 1905 it was heard that the Renewal Authority had
provisionally renewed the licence, but were to refer it to the
compensation authority on the grounds that there were an excessive
number of licensed houses in proportion to the population, one licence
to every 133 persons. The entrances were so arranged as to conduce
secret drinking and no other house in Harleston was liable to the same
objection on the ground of either sanitary accommodation, size of rooms
or general convenience.
It was said that the sanitary accommodation was the worst of any house
in the centre of Harleston.
Yearly trade was 126 barrels of beer and 32 gallons of spirits.
For Colchester Brewery Company Ltd., it was said that a fine trade was
being carried on but they would do all necessary to modernise the
property in order to retain the licence.
The Committee were of the opinion that the licence must be refused.
At the Harleston Brewster Sessions held Friday 9th February 1906 it was
heard that the licence had been referred for Compensation in 1905 and
the licence had been extinguished by the Quarter Sessions, however trade
was still being carried on.
In consequence the licence was renewed.
Also known as the
SPREAD EAGLE ?
Previously the ROYAL OAK
to c1896 ?
