| Licensees : |
| - |
|
| JOHN ARLURN (Adam?) |
1736 |
PETER ADAM
worsted weaver |
1760 - 1763 |
| . |
|
| JOHN NEVELL |
1810 |
WILLIAM ARMES
age 68 in 1851
& cordwainer
& licensed horse slaughterer 1842
& marine store dealer 1856 |
1822 - 1856 |
Mrs SARAH ARMES
(still listed 1879) |
1859 - 1865 |
| Landlord cautioned Tuesday
29th August 1865 for having house open at unlawful hours for the sale of
beer. |
| JOSEPH HUNN |
by 1867 |
| CHARLES LAVATER CAWKWELL TAIT |
23.01.1883 |
|
1872 illustration - thanks to Mr Phillip
Armes
Also listed as the BROWN COW & HARE.
The
sign is reputed to be based on the belief that a Witch could transform into a hare and
`suck cows dry'.
On the night of Friday 27th December 1850, between the hours of six and
twelve o'clock, the bed-room of Mr. Armes was entered by thieves who stole
two watches and seven sovereigns.
House purchased by the Eastern Midland Railway Company in 1882 and soon demolished. To
be replaced by the RAILWAY STORES. |
