Licensees :
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JAMES RUMP	1789
JOHN GADGE	1794
JOHN LOVELY	1811 - 1820
JOHN DYKE COOK	1836
THOMAS THURTLE age 31 in 1851 & farmer 6 acres	1845 - 1891
ALBERT GEORGE THURTLE Age 44 in 1911	by 1892
THOMAS FREDERICK HANSON	22.10.1935
LAURA EVA HANSON	13.02.1945
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TED & BERYL FRYATT (Norseman)	05.1970 - 1976+
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c1910

The BLUE BELL 1789 & 1836

Entry in 1794 register reads "HoBell" ?

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For Sale by Auction Wednesday 13th July 1842. (by Bell's Brewery)
Lot 2 of 15, which included seven other public houses.
(Four of which were in Suffolk)

 In an Auction to be held Wednesday 6th December 1820, of 10 Lots, this was Lot 9. One of six Independent Inns and Ale-Houses in the sale.
Then in the occupation of John Lovely.
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On the night of Thursday 16th May 1844, the house was `burglariously broken and entered'. One violin, one shawl, a quantity of brandy, rum, black beer, cigars, tobacco, tea, a quantity of German silver spoons and about 7 shillings in copper money was taken.
On the following Friday, Superintendent L. H. Smith of the county police succeeded in apprehending two of the most notorious characters in the county, J. Nicholls and S. Bowles. After a diligent search the violin, shawl, brandy and rum etc. were found buried in the sand on the North Denes, Gt. Yarmouth.

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New house, as shown above, built during 1912.
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Damaged by enemy action during WWII, date not given in S&P records.