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WILLIAM
RICHES |
1794 |
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JOHN CHAPMAN |
1830 - 1839 |
RICHARD FOULSHAM
age 59 in 1851 |
1839 - 1858 |
WILLIAM BOWDEN
& bricklayer |
1864 - 1891 |
Mrs CAROLINE BOWDEN |
16.02.1892 - 1898 |
WALTER GEORGE DODMAN |
1900 - 1903 |
WILLIAM BLYTH |
21.04.1903 - 1927 |
HARRY PARK HALL |
1929 - 1933 |
Mr. A. W. CORBETT |
1935 |
FREDERICK WILLIAM WRIGHT |
1937 |
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In a criminal case of 26th May 1607 it was reported that Stephen Nichols of
Ely had stayed, one Wednesday night, at the
GRYFFIN, Wyndham.
A coaching inn by the early 17thC, parts of which could date back to late 15thC, or early
16thC.
In 1830 the coach the ROYAL MAIL from Norwich to London called daily at 6:00pm and
returned at 8:00am.
An auction of land at Crownthorpe was held here 06.08.1841. The tenant of the land was
Robert Lovick, who had notice to quit at Michaelmas next.
The land was being sold by James Blomfield Rush, later to be infamous for murders at
Stanfield Hall.
Richard Foulsham was charged Friday 24th September 1841 of having
allowed ten pins to be played on his premises. Mr. Foulsham admitted
that the game had been played, but only by a few respectable tradesmen
amusing themselves after the business of the day. The majority of the
magistrates were of the opinion that a conviction could not, nor ought
to be sustained under such circumstances and dismissed the case.
Richard Foulsham purchased a property in Vicar Street from John Fox, shoemaker, for the
sum of £63 as per an agreement dated 2nd April 1847. The occupants of the house were
Sarah Heron and a person named Lovick.
On Monday 1st March 1927 it was reported that the average trade for the
past three years was, 74 barrels of beer and 21½ gallons of
spirits. The "Bottle & Jug" trade averaged 110 barrels a year.
The licence was renewed by the Bench, upon condition that Morgans Brewery
would not oppose the consideration of closing the Two Brewers the
following year.
Morgans sales for 1960 were :-
65 barrels of beer
10 spirits
(gallons)
Became Wymondham Youth Centre from 1982.
(The panelled bar was still in situ then)
See page 8 of `Wymondham in Times
Past '
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