Skegness Standard, 14 Mar 1945
Supt. A Harvey objected to the renewal of the following five licenses on the grounds of redundancy - ...; Black Horse, Thorpe St. Peter; ...
With regard to the Black Horse, Thorpe St Peter, Inspector Milbourn said the licensee and owner was Mr Isaac Carey. It was fully licensed for six days a week, and was last open as an inn on Sept 30th, 1936. It was a free house. The licensee was a small holder with 16 acres attached to the premises. He informed him that he had closed the house owing to the illness of his wife.