The Crown Public House courtesy of Tony Brooks. Date unknown There has been a public house on the site of the present Crown Public House for well over two centuries. There is also evidence that in at least 1781, the pub was called ‘The Bell’. By 1800, it had become known as ‘The Rose &…
Category: Pubs & Beer Houses
Landlord Charles Barnard ‘Sells Up’
Church Street including the Old Thatche Shoppe to the left, Islay House to the right and the Crown Public House with adjoining shops in the centre. Attleborough Heritage Group Between 1891 and 1896, Charles William Barnard was the landlord of the Crown Public House in Great Ellingham. On the 4th July, 1896, the following notice…
John Murton dies at his home in Chequers Lane
As one of the many sayings about life goes… ‘the only certainty in life is death’. Over the centuries, our village has seen the comings and goings of many of its inhabitants. Some people will remain in the village all their lives. Some will come into the village, stay a while and move on. Others…
Landlady Alice Jessup, formerly Leath née Clarke
Church Street including the Old Thatche Shoppe to the left, Islay House to the right and the Crown Public House with adjoining shops in the centre. Attleborough Heritage Group Rose & Crown At the turn of the 19th century, Alice Jessup ran the Rose & Crown Public House together with her second husband William Jessup….
Emma Le Grice widowed after the tragic death of husband Robert Le Grice
Father – Local Publican Robert Lebbell Emma Le Grice was born Emma Lebbell in the village of Great Ellingham. The day of her birth was either at the very end of 1842 or just into 1843, as she was baptised in the Church of St James on the 8th January. Her parents were local publican…
Forfeiture of Freedom in Addition to Copyhold Land
Entries relating to Jonathan Lock caught my eye whilst looking through some Manor Court Books. Jonathan Lock was a copyhold tenant of each of the Manors of Buckenham Lathes Outsoken, Buckenham Castle Outsoken and Buckenham Close Outsoken. The copyhold land was in Great Ellingham. The entries tell us that following a conviction for felony, Lock’s…
Mixed Fortunes for the Warren Family
Everyday life in Great Ellingham was particularly difficult for many of its inhabitants during the 1830s. James Warren and his family were no exception. James Warren Marriage Postcard of Church Road, Hargham with the Church of All Saints in the centre. Author’s own collection On the 21st January, 1814, James Warren of Great Ellingham married…
Great Ellingham’s Pubs and Beer-houses
The Crown Public House in the centre. Courtesy of Attleborough Heritage Group Village pubs have always been a focal point of a community. Great Ellingham is no exception. During the Victorian period, Great Ellingham had five public houses, some of which were former beer-houses. Today, the village has one remaining pub. At the end of…
The History of the Chequers Public House
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the Chequers Public House was owned by Mary Warren. Mary also occupied the Chequers her husband, William Warren. An Abstract of Title (extracts of deeds) refer to William Warren as a victualler (a person licensed to sell alcohol) of Great Ellingham. Accordingly, I think it is reasonable to…
Carpenter John Barnard dies in the Village in 1782
In his will dated 1st August, 1777, John Barnard of Great Ellingham describes himself as a carpenter. St James’s Church, Great Ellingham Four years before making his will, John married Mary Mead in the Church of St James, Great Ellingham on the 22nd October, 1773. Mary Mead was a spinster of the parish of Eye…