Apparently owned by Thomas Huggins to 11th May 1756 when Elizabeth Wortley took ownership. On 15th May 1765 Valentine Dennis appears to have taken possession.
However on 14th June 1755, Thomas Huggins had surrendered the Green Dragon to Charles Shorting and upon the death of Mr. Shorting in 1765 his wife Elizabeth surrendered the house to Valentine Dennis.

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September 1853 : Licensee William Good was refused his licence having kept a bad house and harbouring prostitutes. Also at the previous petty sessions he had been committed to Walsingham prison in default of paying £5 penalty and costs, for keeping a disorderly house.
(A report of Walsingham Sessions held Monday 1st August 1853 recorded that Mr. J. Hook of the Green Dragon had been fined £4 for encouraging drunkenness on his premises and in default was sent to prison for one month.)

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The Norfolk News of 29th June 1861 carried details of the forthcoming auction, Tuesday July 16th 1861, of :-
Lot 1 THE BREWERY occupied by Mrs Rust.
and including the FAMILY HOUSE, licensed by the Magistrates and known as the BREWERS ARMS.

Lots 2, 3 and 10 were garden and land.

Lot 7 was the GREEN DRAGON and occupied by Robert Mitchell.

Lots 4, 5, 6, 8 & 9 were other public houses in Wells, Wighton and Hindringham.

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It was reported 6th January 1866 that Mark Green, brother of the keeper of the Green Dragon, was convicted, along with George Johnson, for stealing 11 fleeces. They received six and four months' imprisonment respectively, with hard labour.

The house was considerably altered by 1870, part of it became a grocers and pork butchers whilst the remainder opened as the DUKES HEAD.

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