The Greenland Fishery Around the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries

The Greenland Fishery Around the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries

The Greenland Fishery was a Public House for some 250 years – probably from 1660’s until the early 1900’s.

FROM KLF

I think it was called the WATERMAN’S ARMS during whaling days. Here are the records
from 1830 onwards.

GREENLAND FISHERY KINGS LYNN index
28 BRIDGE STREET STONEGATE WARD FULL LICENCE CLOSED c1921
KINGS LYNN PETTY SESSION REGISTERS PS 4/3/1 to 4/3/3 ( August 1872 to 1956 )
HOGGE & SEPPINGS 
T. J. SEPPINGS 
JAMES SEPPINGS 
T. J. SEPPINGS 
CHARLES PEARCE of East Dereham ( Cooper Brown )
Licensees :
GEORGE HOLDGATE 1830 – 1836
JOHN HUBBARD
according to Pigot 1839
JOSEPH HUBBARD
according to Robson 1839
ROBERT MORRIS 1845
THOMAS LEE 1854
REUBEN COX
victualler & waterman 1861
SAMUEL COZENS by 10.1861
EDWARD CRACKNELL by 1871
WILLIAM EWAN 25.11.1878
HENRY RUDD CROME
( given in directories to 1916 ) 13.11.1899
CHARLES PEARCE ( undated )

The residence of John Akin Major in 1607.

The WATERMANS ARMS in 1736, 1738 & 1745

Described in a pre WWII Dunlop guide as
“The most picturesque of Old Lynn Taverns.”

Referred for Compensation 07.03.1921.
Licence extinct 01.02.1922.

Parts of the building were converted to a Museum by Edward Mil Beloe and opened 6th June 1912.

Seriously damaged by enemy action June 1941.