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CHEF & BREWER as given 1998 - (2010 Punch Taverns )
SPIRIT PUB Co by 2014
Licensees :
SCOTT & JANET ....... 1987
JAN & JOHN PARDON to 1990's
JOHN & MAVIS BERESFORD
managers		 07.1998 to 11.2010
BEN & TRISH COOKE 11.2010 - 10.2024+
   


February 1998

Originally the THREE TUNS.

Became THORPE GARDENS 01.09.1879.

The BOAT & BOTTLE from 1969.
Following conversion from a multi-roomed building into an open plan, multi-level restaurant/bar.

RUSHCUTTERS from 16th September 1985.

A reported £720,000 refurbishment during 1998.
`History and character have been thoughtfully preserved, yet much has changed' - October 1998.

Plans by Scottish & Newcastle Retail, August 2003, to build an adjoining 36 bed hotel approved by Broads Authority planning committee. Hotel to be built on land, described as a derelict site, although only parking for 32 cars to be provided.

£140,000 refurbishment carried out by Punch Taverns Monday 6th September to Thursday 16th September 2010.

Refurbished early during May 2019 to reopen 29th May
"The Chef & Brewer Experience.....
...A six figure sum being invested to give...
an open fireplace,
timber and stone flooring
and new furnishings........ a cosy country pub"

Closed 16th September 2024 for further "six figure" refurbishments.
Reopening 14th October 2024.