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Parish given as St Mary In the Marsh pre 1825 and in 1851 census. Previously the SADDLERS ARMS according to the Licence Register. However both the SADDLERS ARMS and the HORSE SHOES appear as separate entries in early directories. It seems that the two houses merged c1870. (SADDLERS ARMS given to 14th October 1870) The GOLDEN HORSE SHOES
is given 1745 / 1760 Robert Goffin was summoned before the magistrates 26th November 1842
accused of an
assault on John Beck, of Heigham. On the previous Saturday Mr. Beck had
entered the house to meet a gentleman. Mr. Goffin, seeing he was `moved with
choler' ordered him out of the house, and without giving him time to make an
exit, took up a red hot poker and touched Mr Beck on the side with it, and
burnt his jacket. The case was dismissed with each party ordered to pay half
the costs since the Magistrates thought that Mr. Beck should not have gone
to the house. Licence transferred to the HEARTSEASE. |