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King William
15 COBURG STREET
TRUMPET LANE
St. PETER MANCROFT   CLOSED 1954
NORWICH LICENCE REGISTERS PS 1/8/1 to PS 1/8/4 (1867 - 1965)
YOUNGS as given in 1845 Magistrates list - (house number 173 out of 557)
BULLARDS  
Licensees :
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JOHN SELF
age 40 in 1841
1833 - 1845
Summoned on Friday 18th  October 1844 of allowing disorderly conduct in his house, on the previous Sunday, between the hours of two and three o'clock. Liable to a penalty of £5, Self said he had tried to quell the disturbance between customers and since there had been no previous complaint against the house, the Magistrates fined him 1s and 12s costs.
WILLIAM KEMP 1846
JOHN SELF 1847
WILLIAM NEWBY
age 45
**1851
HENRY FOUNTAIN 1856
ROBERT ANDREWS **1861
R. CANN 1865
EMMA ROLL by 1867
JOHN ALDOUS 30.01.1872
EMMA ROLL
(given as Emma ALDOUS
 in directories from 1875)
11.10.1875
JAMES WARD 24.03.1891
MARY ANN WARD 15.01.1907
Convicted 02.03.1910 of selling adulterated brandy.
Fine 1/- or 1 days detention.
ROBERT WARD 06.10.1914
LEAH BEATRICE WARD 20.08.1918
ROBERT WARD 17.06.1919
ROLAND VICTOR RALLISON 05.09.1933
ALBERT RONALD RICHARDSON 03.09.1935
Convicted 25.11.1938 of selling out of hours.
OSBORNE WILLIAM SMITH 12.03.1940
ALBERT EDWARD CAWDRON 08.10.1940
ARTHUR ROBERT WILLIAMSON 21.08.1945
JACK LAWRENCE SPARKES 13.07.1954




On Monday 3rd February 1845 licensee John Self was charged with having received stolen property, a watch belonging to Mr. Coleman of All Saints. Mary Ann Fulcher, alias Polly White, was also charged in connection with robbery and both were committed.

On Tuesday 4th February 1845 it was heard that on Saturday 18th January Mr. Coleman left the CURRIERS ARMS, St Giles at about 10 in the evening. Walking through White Lion Street he was approached by Polly White who asked him to provide her a drink. He declined, but she followed him into Lion and Castle Yard where she fumbled him, snatched his pocket watch, and ran away. Although denying that she knew Mr. Coleman, he said that he had known of her for three years. The watch was discovered following a search of the WILLIAM IV and licensee John Self declined to say anything in his own defence.

On the 8th February 1845 it was reported that following long held suspicions, the police had searched a public house in Coburgh Street where they found a great deal of property, believed to be stolen. Chief Constable Mr. P. M. Yarrington said that police had recovered one filover shawl, scarlet and other silk fringe, several pieces of print, silk handkerchief, one gold mourning brooch from which the name had been removed from the back, a silver watch by makers Robert Bridges of London 9667 which had a double case, Arabic figures and gold hands. There were three gold seals and another three gold seals with keys attached, a large double-cased silver watch with nearly new hand and enamelled dial, with slender Roman figures, gold hand and a stout shank, No. 5162, plus an old fashioned double-case watch with Arabic figures and the maker's name James Williams of London.
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It was reported 5th June 1847 that certain Norwich publicans were involved in the theft of sacks of corn from Saxlingham Mill. The persons named were Mr. Goward of the JOLLY TOPERS and John Self of the WILLIAM IV. At the July hearing Self was acquitted as no evidence was given against him.


As at Trumpet Lane 1883.

26 Coburg Street from 1904

Licence moved to the SHOEMAKER, West Earlham 16.04.1955