History of The Mermaid Inn, Elsing
Welcome to our historical archive. We are trying in conjunction with other village inhabitants to build up a history of the Mermaid Inn. Thanks to Vivien Soddy and the Elsing Heritage Society and also Richard at www.norfolkpubs.co.uk group we have been able to make a good start. If you have any photographs or information that could help up build up our information and furnish this page we would be very glad to hear from you.
Photograph of The Mermaid Inn, taken in 1897
Chronological listing of Publicans at The Mermaid Inn |
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| Dates from 16th Century (1540) | ||
| Referred over the centuries as the Meremaid and Moormaid | ||
| Conveyed by James and Miles Hobard to Daniel Farrington | 1689 |
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| Charles and Elizabeth Forman mortgaged it to John Marker | 1736 |
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| Mr Robert Eastoe paid 2/6d in rates for Ye Mermaid and Crown Point | 1758 |
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| Overseer accounts for the poor April 16th Woman Taylor and Child paid 1.11 1/2d for refreshement | 1812 |
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| March 31st Spent at Maremaid after militia 1.0d | 1815 |
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| Paid J Wyre for eating and drink and sleeping Nailor and family 1.6d | 1815 |
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| JOHN WIER age 76 in 1841 | 1836 |
1841 |
| JOHN PRINCE KENT & joiner | 1845 |
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| Steward and Patteson Brewery Supplied as a free house | 1846 |
1847 |
| JOHN P KENT & carpenter wife Ruth | 1851 |
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| H KENT | 1854 |
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| JOHN PRYME KENT & master carpenter | 1856 |
1893 |
| JOHN PRYME KENT & master carpenter & parish clerk 1861 | 1861 |
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| Evans Lambe Papers 1869 showed land of 2 roods, 10 perches, south of the church a close of 5 acres at the west end and an acre to the east. | 1869 |
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| JOHN PRYME KENT & carpenter & wheelwright 1871 | 1871 |
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| JOHN PRYME KENT & parish clerk 1881 | 1881 |
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| JOHN PRYME KENT & joiner, wheelwright & well sinker 1883 | 1883 |
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| JOHN PRYME KENT & builder 1891 | 1891 |
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| Miss SUSAN JANE KENT Spinster | 12.03.1894 |
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| THOMAS BALLS | 23.12.1907 |
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| (FREDERICK KENDALL according to Kelly) | 1908 |
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| ERNEST KENDALL | 13.07.1908 |
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| Leased by Bullards until | 11.10.1917 |
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| HERBERT SENDALL | 1920 |
1924 |
| EDGAR PALMER WOODROW | 20/10/1924 |
1929 |
| WILLIAM ALFRED SANDS | 03/02/1930 |
29/04/1940 |
| HAROLD HOUCHEN (Houshen ?) | 1942 |
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| ARTHUR T DUNTING | undated |
1946 |
| WILLIAM A BERRY | 11/02/1946 |
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| Leased by Youngs Crawshay & Youngs, Brewery | 23/02/1951 |
11/10/1955 |
| Sold to Bullards in the Sale below | 1955 |
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Lot No. 17 in sale by auction of the Elsing Hall Estate. (Originally scheduled to be Saturday 25th June 1955, but revised to Saturday 16th July 1955). The property is described :- `Built of brick with pan-tiled roof.... occupying a prominent corner position in the village.... Containing - Bar with (Tenants) fireplace, fitted cupboard and tiled floor; Card Room with wooden floor and fireplace; Servery with tiled floor; Smoke Room with wooden floor and fireplace.... Outside lavatories for Ladies and Gentlemen… The property is sold with the benefit of a 7 day Full licence.... Rateable value £22. '
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| Purchased by Bullards in the above sale 1955 and 1791 Taken over by Watneys in 1963 | ||
| ARTHUR FREDERICK SIMMONDS (Tenant) | 04/11/1963 |
1971 |
| Closed by Watney Mann (East Anglia) | 15/10/1976 |
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| Reopened as Free house 1977 following refurbishment. | ||
| JAMES JORDAN (Jimmy) | 1971 |
1982 |
| Major internal changes undertaken 1983/4 | ||
| Stan & Sheila .......... | 1982 |
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| Mike & Yvonne .......... | ||
| Dave & Paula .......... | ||
| John & Sylvie Smithers | ||
| Nicola & Stephen Tullock and Joanna Kitchener | 1999 |
2002 |
| Helen Higgins & Kevin Wills | 24/06/2002 |
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