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Kings Head
36 YARMOUTH ROAD BLOFIELD HUNDRED FULL LICENCE -
BLOFIELD, TAVERHAM & WALSHAM REGISTERS taken September 1789 and September 1794 & BLOFIELD & WALSHAM LICENCE REGISTER PS 8/6/1 to PS 8/6/3 (1872 to c1957)
JACKSONS as recorded 1785
STEWARD & PATTESON Freehold owned by Steward, Patteson & Steward as recorded c1845
WATNEY MANN 1967
WHITBREAD from 1981
Licensees :
JOHN BUNTING 1700
JOHN BUNTING 1789
JOHN BUNTON
(Mrs Bunton, wife of Mr. Bunton, late of the Kings Head, died April 1804)		 1794
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ROBERT FRANCIS / FRANCES 1830 - 1846
WILLIAM PROVART
age 50 in 1851		 1848 - 1854
GEORGE BAILEY 1854 - 1856
JOHN DOWLAND
Died Wednesday 3rd August 1864 - after a long affliction - age 43		 1858 - 1864
Mrs C. DOWLAND 1865
JAMES OUTLAW 1868 - 1869
WILLIAM PARKINS (?) 1871
WILLIAM PONDER by 1872
GEORGE BUTCHER 12.07.1875
JAMES PIPE CHANDLER
(John Chandler 1877 according to Harrod)		 08.01.1877
GEORGE PYLE 09.07.1877
THOMAS EDWARD WATSON 06.01.1879
HARRIETT WATSON
Died 1907		 27.08.1894
ARTHUR FREDERICK WATSON 01.07.1907
JOHN THOMAS MARTIN 04.11.1907
JOHN HENRY BETTS 08.02.1909
FRANK EDWIN SIMPSON 01.12.1930
Convicted 01.05.1933 of selling out of hours.
Fine £10 plus 2/- costs or 1 months detention.
ERNEST JOHN NEALE 21.08.1933
Convicted 14.04.1936 of selling out of hours.
Fine £2.
EDWARD JAMES CARTER 21.11.1938
VIOLET CARTER 08.07.1957
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THOMAS F. TAYLOR 1963 - 1968
STELLA & PETER GOOCH 1969 - 1975 +
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CHRISTOPHER TRUMAN 1986 - 03.1989
EMMA ROWE & SUSAN KETT 05.1989
CLIVE & MAGGIE THURLOW
ex NEW INN		 12.1989
BERNI DEVINE & DOUGLAS CLARKE 1994 - 1997
TOM & JACKIE BOWN 08.1998
MAC WING & PAULA WHILEY by 03.1999
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RIVERGARDEN
NICOLA EDWARDS
manageress		 April 2000
JOHN BINGHAM by 06.2008
STEPHEN & KAREN PERLIMAN 2017 - 2020
GLEN WILSON &
KIRSTY TAYLOR		 2021 -

Image thanks to Baden Gooch
Bar of the Kings Head c1975.
Image thanks to Baden Gooch.
Said to date from 1650.

Included a bowling green.

Offered To Lett Saturday 8th October 1785.
Availably for entry Monday 11th October 1785 - A large commodious house with large garden. Enquire of Mr. Jackson's Brewing Office in King Street, Norwich.

Recorded in Register of Blofield, Taverham & Walsham Hundred licensed houses taken 9th September 1789.

William Provart invited his Friends to a Wine and Dessert Party to be held from 5pm on Thursday 9th November 1848. Admission 3s 6d.

George Bailey, previously at the Star Hotel, Lowestoft, informed the Nobility, Gentry and Public that he had entered the Inn -11th November 1854.

Offered To Let August 1865, with Pleasure Gardens, good Stabling and Lock-up Coach-house.
Apply Messrs. Steward, Patteson, Finch and Co, Brewers, Norwich.

"Beer from the bottle, and beer from the wood,
If it is S&P it is sure to be good" - 1938 advert.

Damaged by enemy action 29.09.1944.

£200,000 refurbishment carried out 1989 and the small traditional bar was opened up by incorporating what had been a corridor. Open fireplace converted to a gas fire and room decorated with red velour seats, wallpaper and dark stained wood as common in hundreds of other `modern' pubs. `Dartboard no longer available, even though the landlord is secretary of a local darts league.'
Re-opened 2nd December 1989.

Extension for restaurant funded by Whitbread 1996.

Renamed the RIVERGARDEN 20.04.2000