| Licensees : |
JOHN THOMAS
GOLDEN
Died 27th October 1879 - before house opened |
1879 |
| Mrs SARAH GOLDEN (widow) |
1880 - 1883 |
Thursday 26th August 1880
- Having admitted to allowing beer to be consumed on the highway, near
her house, (On 24th August) Mrs. Golden promised not to offend again and
asked for leniency.
Fine of 1s and 9s 6d costs as against the maximum of £10 that could of
been imposed. |
| Tuesday 17th April 1883 -
Fine of £1 and 13s costs plus licence endorsed for allowing beer to be
consumed on the premises, in contravention of her licence. A second
offence. |
| Police Superintendent opposed licence renewal Monday 27th August 1883.
Mrs. Golden had twice been summoned for offences against the Licensing
Act and a further charge was "hanging over her head". There had been
complaints from the public about the way she conducted the beerhouse. |
| Monday 24th September
1883 - Application for licence renewal refused. In spite of being a
widow with a large family, and the hardship that would ensue, the
Chairman said that the Superintendent had been most lenient to her and
she had brought the refusal entirely upon herself. |
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John Thomas Golden, of the
CROSS KEYS, North Walsham, applied for an Excise
Licence to sell beer by retail in premises which, at that time, were two
dwellings in the occupations of James Brackenbury and John Watton. The
house would be converted into a single property and used as a Grocer's
Shop.
Monday 5th January 1880 - A "Special license" was granted to Sarah
Golden, the Administrator of her late husband, John Thomas Golden.
This was an "Outdoor Licence " only.
Monday, 6th September 1880, Mrs Golden, a mother of seven children,
applied for a licence to sell On the premises. The Chairman observed
that there were already three public house in the village and it was
determined that there was no need for another. The application was
refused, "but not that they in any way impunged the character
of the applicant of her fitness for carrying on a public house".
The name PIG & WHISTLE
is only identified in the 1881 census where Sarah Golden is in residence
with her seven children.
In August 1883 Mrs. Golden was described as a beerhouse keeper and
Grocer.
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