| Licensees : |
| - |
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| MOSES JUDGE |
1849 |
| - |
|
JOHN COOPER
& horse breaker
Age 42 in 1861 |
*1854 - 1863 |
| ROBERT GUTTERIDGE |
*1864 |
| WILLIAM HOTCHING |
*1879 - *1888 |
THOMAS
SOFTLEY
Age 40 in 1891 |
1890 -
1896 |
| Mrs MARY ANN
SOFTLEY |
1900 - 1904 |
| GEORGE
SOFTLEY |
1904 - 1912 |
| Cautioned October 1907 of having
persons in the house during prohibited hours. |
| JOHN T. THOMPSON |
1912 - 1933 |
| FREDERICK G. RYDER |
1933 - 1937 |
WALTER BANKS
See below |
by March 1937 - 1940 |
| December 1937 -
Fine of £3 for selling beer out of legal hours on 16th October. |
FREDERICK CRANMER BODY
Died in a 'bus crash - age 49 ( A double deck bus overturned at
Babingley, Kings Lynn on Tuesday 17th April 1945. Mr. Body had been on
the top deck) |
1942 to 1945 |
| E. J. BALDRY |
08.10.1945 |
| CHARLES GEORGE ARMES |
by 1949 |
| SIDNEY R. LLOYD |
14.12.1953 |
| KENNETH FRANK FREEMAN |
23.07.1956 |
HERBERT ROBERT SYDNEY TUBBY
Died December 1963 - age 56 |
23.11.1959 |
| ANN TUBBY |
13.01.1964 |
CHRISTOPHER
JOHN COSGROVE
Died November 1984 - age 60 |
14.04.1969 |
| CHRIS & TERRY ...... |
by 02.1976 |
| HAROLD & ENID JOHNSON |
by 12.1977 - 1979 |
| ALAN & JUNE BROOKFIELD |
1980 |
| IAN & JACKIE HARRISON |
from 09.1985 |
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Walter Banks served for twenty-one years with the South Wales
Borderers, retiring in 1922 as a Sergeant. He had then served from
1922 to 1932 in the 12th London Territorial Regiment, leaving there
as a Sergeant Major. After leaving the Grapes he was in charge of
the N.A.A.F.I. canteen at Lynn. He died aged 55 and his funeral was
on Tuesday 18th July 1940, the very day he had made arrangements
to re-join the South Wales Borderers as a sergeant-cook.
Amongst his talents he was an all-round athlete, cricketer, tennis
player, and boxer. As a clever comedian, he often helped at the
British Legion concerts.
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January 1988
Monday 26th September 1892 - William Hotching was accused of having in
his possession, on 25th August, a pewter half pint measure that was half
a gill deficient. Taking the measure away, the Inspector struck it with
a hammer to prevent further use. Since the offending article could be no
longer checked, there was no positive proof of the offence. The summons
was dismissed accordingly.
Wine licence granted 9th May 1951
Full licence granted 13th February 1961
Trade reported February 1909 as an average of three barrels a week, or an
average of barrels per year, for the past three years.
The customers being almost entirely the labouring class.
The Lynn Advertiser of 17th September 1909 reported that Caroline Softley,
wife of the licensee of the Grapes beerhouse, gave evidence against two
labourers who had been summoned on charges of being drunk and disorderly and
refusing to leave licensed premises. The offence had occurred on 8th
September.
The "On Licence" of the Grapes was transferred to the
NEW INN, Snettisham,
Monday 13th March 1939.
In about 1940, the extreme left of the building displayed the sign "New
Inn".
Described as a Compact, re-modelled Beerhouse with good accommodation when
offered To Let, February 1940.
1962 image thanks to Mike Banks.
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