Quoits: A Win for the Prince of Wales Club
The Norfolk Chronicle & Norwich Gazette of 7th June, 1902 reported on the Quoits match which took…
Pubs & Beer Houses
Disorderly Conduct at the Chequers Inn
Before the Magistrates A night of disorderly conduct at the Chequers Inn on the 29th May, 1866…
1883: Guilty Plea to a Charge of Assault by Mary Ann Mace
Court Appearance Mary Ann Mace, described as an Innkeeper’s wife of Great Ellingham, appeared at the Petty…
William & Sarah Chaplin
William Chaplin and Sarah Bailey married in Great Ellingham Church on April 30th, 1767. Their first son,…
Did Alice Jessup Own and Occupy the Rose & Crown?
Commissioner’s Particulars & Valuation of c.1800 The names of the owners and occupiers of the various lands…
The Intemperance of the Skipper Brothers
Appearance before the Magistrates in 1881 A report of the cases heard at the East Harling Petty…
Smoking Concert at the Crown Inn
The Eastern Daily Press of Saturday 26th April 1902 reported on a Smoking Concert held the previous…
The Chequer(s) Public House at the beginning of the 19th Century
1800 Occupier of the Chequer Inn William Warren According to the Particulars and Valuation of the Parish…
1866 – a Difficult Year for John Green of the Currier’s Arms
Fire at the barn of the Currier’s Arms On a Tuesday evening in the October of 1866,…
Christmas Chaplin – Charged with being Drunk at the Queens Head
A report of the local petty sessions in the Norfolk News dated December 11th, 1875 referred to…