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A modern single-storey Co-op store with grey paneling stands next to a white building with a thatched roof and tall chimney.

30 Main Street, Littleport (RGL2025)

30 Main Street, (The Globe Inn), Littleport

History of 30 Main Street

The Globe Inn was associated with the Littleport Riots. It was demolished to build the Co-op, as was the house where Harry Brislin tan a hairdressing and tobacconist business.

The most famous riots started on March 22nd 1816. Twenty-four including one woman, Sarah Hobbs, were sentenced to death. 19 of these sentences were reprieved and those convicted transported.

The executed were:

William Beamiss, 42

George Crow, 23

John Dennis, 32

Isaac Horley, 23

Thomas South, 22

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ely_and_Littleport_riots_of_1816

The Littleport Riots

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-36276197

 

Building dates

  • Built by 1899
Source for this date
  • Built by 1899: EPC construction age band: before 1900

Tags

  • Littleport riots
  • Public House

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