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21 LOWER GOAT LANE St. GREGORY FULL LICENCE CLOSED 08.11.1965
NORWICH LICENCE REGISTER PS 1/8/1 to PS 1/8/4 (1867 - 1965)
St. GEORGES BREWERY Westons - sold to Youngs & Co at auction Thursday 18th August 1864
YOUNGS & Co Youngs. Crawshay & Youngs to 1958
BULLARDS 1965
Licensees :
   
FRANCIS RIVETT
glover 1760
labourer 1763
1760 - 1764
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THOMAS HOWLETT 1806 - 1822
WILLIAM HOOD 1830
WILLIAM SPRINGFIELD 1836
JEMIMA HAVERS 1839 - 1846
JOHN MILLS
age 69 in 1851
1850 - 1851
MARY ANN MILLS
age 80 in 1865
1856 - 1865
RICHARD CHAPMAN by 1867
JOHN WILLIAM CROPP 05.11.1867
JAMES BATLEY
(Charles Batley according to Harrod 1877)
28.12.1871
FREDERICK THOMAS STURGESS 06.08.1878
Convicted 02.03.1881 of refusing to admit police.
Fine £1 plus 17/6d or 14 days detention.
EDWIN JAMES LARK 04.04.1881
MATTHEW HAZELWOOD 06.07.1882
JAMES SMITH DRAKE 30.12.1884
CHARLES LAWRENCE WILKINS 27.12.1885
HENRY PETER SCOTTER 11.08.1891
JAMES MITCHELL 24.11.1891
JAMES HERBERT FIELDS 10.10.1894
LOUIS FIELDS 09.02.1905
JOHN JAMES VICKERS 1907
ELIZA VICKERS 04.02.1916
JOHN JAMES VICKERS 13.06.1916
AUBREY GERALD MINNS 02.01.1934
ALFRED GEORGE HOWLETT 31.12.1935
Convicted 09.06.1936 of selling out of hours.
Fine £1/10/-
FREDERICK THOMAS WINTERBONE 17.11.1936
THOMAS PEARCE 11.10.1938
Convicted 17.01.1944 of selling and allowing consumption out of hours.
Fine £2
SAMUEL ALBERT METCALF 02.05.1944
WILLIAM HENRY RUSH 13.06.1950
Convicted 13.10.1950 of 6 cases of selling out of hours.
Fine £5
Convicted 13.10.1950 of 6 cases of allowing consumption out of hours.
Fine £5
Convicted 11.08.1954 of 4 cases of selling out of hours.
Fine £2/10/- on each case.
Convicted 11.08.1954 of 4 cases of allowing consumption out of hours.
Fine 10/- on each case.
WALTER HARRY ROWE 20.11.1956
FREDERICK THOMAS GOULD 06.05.1958
JAMES REGINALD FISHER 30.09.1958
WALTER ROBERT WOODS 06.10.1959


The Blue Bell 10th November 1961
A glimpse of the Bluebell in November 1961.


Dated from 15thC.

Also found as the BELL

Music and singing licence granted Tuesday 10th March 1937.


Closed 1965, de-licensed 1966.


 

  In 1961 the BYSTANDERS FILM CLUB commenced a survey of Norwich public houses.
Unfortunately, by 1968 the challenge remained unfinished and Watney Mann had taken over the local breweries....Toilet facilities (Conveniences) were rated on cleanliness and general standard.
This house was rated as follows:-
 
 
Bullards No Draught Cider
Darts Conveniences 3 (5 being the best)
  Canned Music
No Bitter.
Ex Y. C. & Y.
Juke Box - Much Saturday singing.
Fairly snug.