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THOMAS GOOCH - age 44 in 1851 - (listed as farmer 1841 & 1851 - age 44 in 1851) - First mention of beer house 1854 - Farmer & beer retailer 1858	*1854 - 1868
New (full) licence awarded to Thomas Gooch Tuesday 5th September 1865.
Fine of 11s and costs on Tuesday 30th January 1866 for allowing a gelding to stray on the highway.
ARTHUR GEORGE SHAW - & fishmonger - age 26 in 1871	20.10.1868 - 1883
SAMUEL FROST - age 54 in 1891	1885 - 1891
Monday 25th May 1891 - Fine of £1 8s 9d for being drunk in charge of a horse and cart, on the highway, on 7th May. Further fined 15s 9d, including costs, for using obscene language on the same occasion.
Mrs MARY THURLOW	1892 - 1894
JAMES WILLIAM SADDLER	1896 - 1897
JOSEPH LAST - See opposite	1900
The case of Joseph Last was heard by the Home Secretary in the House of Commons on the night of Thursday 19th April 1900. Mr. Last was a Reservist and had been called up to serve in South Africa. As a result, his wife Eliza was forced to pay for the licence to be transferred to her name, at a cost of 19s 6d, a sum she could ill afford to pay. The question was if the temporary absence of a soldier, serving his country, necessitated a licence transfer by law; also whether steps could be taken to prevent similar inflictions upon the families of Reserve men in future. Sir Matthew White Ridley understood that Mr. Last had been required by the owners of the property to transfer the licence. This had been done before he had left home and he had not made a plea for remission of fees on the grounds of poverty. The magistrates would perhaps have considered such an application and it did not seem necessary to alter any legislation that required the licence to be held by the real resident holder and occupier of the premises.
ELIZA LAST - age 36	1900 - 1901
JULIA LAST	1902
JOSEPH LAST	27.10.1902
GEORGE DORKINS	1904
There was no objection to structural alterations being carried out following inspection of the plans at the East Harling Brewster Sessions held Monday 13th February 1906.
Mr. H. BAYFIELD	here 07.1907
FREDERICK HAZELL	1908 - 1925
MAYNARD WORBY	1929 - 1937
JOHN D PERKINS - Died 9th May 1947 - age 77	1944 - May 1947
MAURICE MORGAN	by 11.1949 - 1951
Licensee Maurice Morgan was committed to trial on a charge of drink driving, as reported 14th July 1950. On Whit Monday (29th June) two police officers witnessed a car travelling "very fast", from Diss, in the direction of Roydon. After it disappeared from sight, they heard a loud crash. Witnesses claimed the car had achieved a double somersault before landing in a field near the Brewers Lane junction. Travelling salesman John Cook said he was outside the Police Station when the car passed at 30 m.p.h. Oswald Shilling, a passenger in the car said they had started out at 6:30 pm and called at the Cock Inn, then on to the Railway Tavern. In all Morgan had only 3 half pints of bottled light ale. Inspector Sayer said the car had indeed passed the Police Station at 30 m.p.h., but was doing 40 m.p.h. by the time it went over the cross-roads further along. At the police station, the doctor had pronounced Morgan to be drunk, but at about 11:00pm he was released on bail. (Outcome of trial yet to be found.)
JAMES EDWARD KNIGHTS - died 22.08.1970	by 1951
Monday 13th December 1954 - Fine of £2 and 10s 6d costs for using a radio set for about a year without a licence.
Mrs I. E. KNIGHTS	19.10.1970

Starting with the information above, the following chronological details, and [Notes], have been found about the establishments and the landlords:

Diss Family History Group