Offered for sale by auction Tuesday 11th November 1834.
Described good and substantial brick and tiled Public-house, well situated for trade, containing a kitchen, bar, back parlour, large club-room, cellar, and four sleeping-rooms. A good sized yard at back of house.

In 1842, Cain Abel is given at the
MERMAID AND FOUNTAIN and (at the ?) THREE QUARTS.

For Sale by Auction, Monday, 8th June 1829.
In occupation of John Holmes and let on lease to Messrs. Holl and Heigham, Brewers, for a term,  of which nine years were unexpired at Michaelmas 1828.

Mrs Playford applied for renewal of her licence Monday 4th October 1852.
She had expected that the licence would have been renewed at the Annual Licensing Day, but owing to a police report, that had not happened.
It was said that one night she had refused to admit the police, after midnight, when it was suspected that parties were drinking within.
Mrs Playford declared that she was in bed at the time. The Magistrates accepted her account but said nevertheless she should have at once dressed and admitted the officer.
The licence was granted.


At the Annual Licensing Day, Tuesday 1st September 1857, it was heard that there was a report against the house, that the occupiers had assisted the escape of a prisoner. The Chief Constable said the occupiers were respectable, honest, aged people, so aged that they could not take care of the house. Mr. Harper, agent for Messrs, Youngs and Co., said that Mr. Playford had been a publican for 20 years, and he had notice to leave at quarter day. He did not justify what had been done. The licence was refused.
(However it seems that Mr. Playford survived at the house for at least another year or so.)


The Chief Constable objected to licence renewal at the 1906 Sessions.
`This was a small, low class house, difficult to supervise. There were 11 other licensed houses within 200 yards.'

Referred to Compensation 7th February 1906.

Closed under Compensation 23rd August 1907

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