| Licensees : |
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| JAMES NAYLOR |
1836 - 1846 |
WILLIAM EBBS
age 40 in 1851 |
1851 - 1861 |
SUSANNA EBBS
(age 41 in 1851) |
* 1863 - 1865 |
GEORGE NAYLOR
(also as G. Nailor - Son in Law of William Ebbs. Given in 1851 as a servant, aged 23) |
1868 - 1883 |
| JOSEPH MERRIKIN |
1883 - 1888 |
JAMES MANN
age 69 in 1891 |
1890 - 1891 |
| Monday 7th September
1891. The licensing authorities were advised that following a conviction
for selling out of hours, the landlord was under notice to leave at
Michaelmas. |
| PHILIP THORPE |
1892 - 1896 |
| JOSEPH
SMITH |
by
September 1898 |
| New
premises from Oct 1898 |
| JOSEPH SMITH |
1898 - 1912 |
| ARCHIBALD LAWRENCE PLOWRIGHT |
1916 |
| EDGAR FORD |
1922 - 1929 |
| Mr. PERRY |
1929 - 1932 |
| HORACE WILLIAM IRWIN |
by 1933 |
| JOHN AUBREY IRWIN (Jack) |
19.10.1964 to 1985 |
| PETER JAMES IRWIN |
from 1985 |
Image by P. Selwood
The Lynn
Advertiser of 30 September 1898
recorded that at Grimston on Monday 26th September.........
The removal of licence to a new building nearing completion
was applied for. Two memorials were given from villagers in favour and
one from the Lynn Volunteers. The architect, Mr C S Beck produced
plans of the building, stating that there were 4 rooms, a kitchen and
scullery on the ground floor, and 4 upper rooms, a four stall stable
and a coach-house. The cost was estimated at £1,400 with the annual
value being £15 and it would be let for £25 per year.
Sergeant R G Whincop of the Lynn Volunteers said that the 192
strong corps used the butts at North Wootton Marshes, the new house
would be a great convenience. Farmer James Shipp gave evidence in
favour of the new house and licensee of the Red Cat, Joseph Smith said
that he was willing to relinquish the licence.
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October 2002 - by P. Selwood
Beer retail only to c1870.
RED CAT INN 1933
Later as the RED CAT HOTELThe original RED CAT
was originally located on the corner
of Ling Common Road and Little Carr Road, on the opposite side of the village to the
current location at Station Road. This later became the site of the
HOUSE ON THE GREEN.
The Lynn Advertiser of 7th October 1898
The Licensing Committee for West Norfolk
sat at the Town Hall on Tuesday...
It was recorded that the previous year, Steward & Patteson had
purchased a small plot of land near to the Station and had
brought forward strong evidence that a public house
should be provided.
The application for a licence had been opposed on the
grounds that if a house was needed it would be better if it was
provided by the estate. The owner of the Red Cat (and the estate),
Mr Howard, had said that the licence of the Red Cat would be given up in
favour of the new house, so that there would be no increase in licensed
premises in the village.
The licence application by S&P had been refused and the
estate had undertaken to provide the necessary accommodation.
The article stated that the new house was `now fit for occupation.'
It recorded that `The rifle butts were now 1½ or 1¾ mile from the station
and the volunteers were continuously going down there; they were always 5
or 6 hours from town; and required some refreshment when they were
there...'
There were no objections to the granting of a new licence and in fact
there was `a strong memorial from the parish signed by nearly every
inhabitant; asking for the accommodation.'
The Chairman of the Justices said that he did not understand why the
licence should be granted in favour of the estate rather than any other
person. The response was that the estate would build a better house and
they did not want a brewery in the place; they thought that the public
house should be in the hands of the estate rather than of an outsider.
The confirmation of licence, granted at Grimston the previous week
was unanimously agreed to.
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