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 THOROUGHFARE		 EARSHAM HUNDRED FULL LICENCE CLOSED 1875
HARLESTON BREWERY Sold 1828 to Mr Morse of Norwich for £540
MORSE John Morse retired in 1829 - leaving his son George in charge of (ex Days) the Porter Brewery, in Oak Street, Norwich (St Martins Brewery)
STEWARD & PATTESON In 1831 George Morse merged with S&P : A week after the merger St Martins Brewery was advertised for sale.
Licensees :
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MARY MANBY 1830
GEORGE PAGE
Age 45 in 1841
See below		 1836 - 1841
EDWARD POLHILL LEE here 01 & 04. 1843
ROBERT SEAMAN
age 44 in 1851
& dealer
(Died Saturday 30th August 1879 - See opposite)		 1845 - 1863
CHARLES KENT 1865
Mrs CORNABY 1868
Licence refused October 1868.
See opposite.
JABEZ SHELDRAKE from Friday 6th November 1868 - 1869
ROBERT SHEPHARD 1871
WALTER TIBENHAM 1872
GEORGE GOWING
(At HORSE SHOES by 1877)		 1875

Sarah Page, wife of George, died suddenly May 1841, aged 47.


Probably the LYON where meeting of overseers held
16th July 1733.

As the Red Lion when overseers met
25th August 1740 and 24th January 1742

Recorded in 1782

Supplied by Steward & Patteson as a Freehold property owned by George Morse, according to documents dated 1837 to 1851.

Sarah, wife of George Page, died suddenly Saturday 29th May 1841, aged 47.

It was reported 3rd October 1868 that Superintendent Ward felt it his duty to inform the Bench that complaints against the house had been numerous. There had been constant complaints and the Bench were very much dissatisfied with the conduct of the house. Mr. Cornaby was informed that the licence was refused.

All the Furniture, Featherbeds and other contents of the Public House were to be Sold at Auction Thursday 28th September 1871.

Last found as a public house in 1875.

The licence was transferred to the SIR ROBERT PEEL on Friday 26th August 1875.

Mr. Robert Seaman, (See 1845) as his usual custom, visited the Hope Inn on the night of Saturday 30th August 1879. Entering the door he fell to the ground and was found to be dead. He was 73 years of age. It was reported at the inquest, Monday 1st September 1879, that he had previously been licensee of the Red Lion, but by the time of his death it was used as the Harleston Reading Rooms.

The Old Red Lion was purchased in 1884 to become the Subscription Reading Room.