Chequers Public House. Date unknown. Photograph courtesy of Ray Beales 1800 Occupier of the Chequer Inn William Warren According to the Particulars and Valuation of the Parish of Great Ellingham taken by the Commissioners for the Inclosing of the Commons, Common Fields and Waste Lands in Great Ellingham in the year 1800, William Warren occupied…
Category: Pubs & Beer Houses
Sale of Premises adjoining the Crown Inn
Crown Inn with neighbouring shops. Postcard Carol Ewin Auction 13th August 1868 Amongst the properties being auctioned by Messrs Standley & Sons at the Crown Inn, Attleburgh (Attleborough) on Thursday 13th August 1868, were premises adjoining the Crown Inn in Great Ellingham. The premises were described as a freehold cottage and shop with stable, hayloft,…
A Difficult Year for John Green of the Curriers Arms in 1866
Illustration by Christine Fuller The illustration is creative interpretation and intended for humour only. No offence is intended or implied. Fire at the barn of the Curriers Arms On a Tuesday evening in the October of 1866, a fire broke out in the barn at the Curriers Arms. The landlord, Mr John Green, had left…
Christmas Chaplin – Charged with being Drunk at the Queen’s Head
Illustration by Christine FullerThe illustration is creative interpretation and intended for humour only. No offence is intended or implied. Drunk on Licensed Premises A report of the local petty sessions in the Norfolk News dated December 11th, 1875 referred to the case of Christmas Chaplin, a labourer, of Great Ellingham. Christmas Chaplin was charged with…
Mr Robert Lebbell – Landlord of the Crown Inn for nearly 50 years!
Crown Inn with adjoining shops. Postcard courtesy of Carol Ewin An’ Old Correspondent’ of Great Ellingham sent a letter to the Editor of the Eastern Evening News which was subsequently published in the newspaper dated 13 February 1885. The ‘Old Correspondent’ reported the death of Mr Robert Lebbell, the landlord of the Crown Inn for…
The Inhabitants of Chequers Lane – 1861 to 1911
Postcard of Chequers Lane. Courtesy of Carol Ewin Although the Chequers Inn is mentioned in the census returns of 1841 and 1851, it is not until the census of 1861 that the name Chequers (or Chequer) Lane appears. It is therefore difficult to establish how many households were living in what we know today as…
The Bell, the Rose & Crown and the Crown
A Notice advising of a meeting of the Proprietors of Land Estates in Great Ellingham appeared in the Norfolk Chronicle of 1st September, 1781. The meeting would take place at the Bell in Great Ellingham on Tuesday 11th September at ten o’clock in the morning. Those Proprietors attending the meeting would be expected to express…
Disturbance at the Prince of Wales Inn resulting in a Court Appearance for Alban Bass
Illustration by Christine Fuller The illustration is creative interpretation and intended for humour only. No offence is intended or implied Appearance at Court Alban Bass, a labourer of Great Ellingham, appeared before the Magistrates at the East Harling Petty Sessions in August 1884. He was charged with being disorderly and failing to quit the Prince…