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Thorpe Hamlet
RIVERSIDE ROAD
 BISHOP BRIDGE		 THORPE HAMLET FULL LICENCE CLOSED 30.09.1959
NORWICH LICENCE REGISTERS PS 1/8/1 - PS 1/8/4 (1867 to 1965)
FREE TRADE text- First supplied by Steward & Co during the year commencing November 1840
BULLARDS text- by 1867
Licensees :
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THOMAS HOLSWORTH *1836 - *1839
ROBERT TIDMAN
age 45 in 1851
& corn & hay merchant		 1841 - 1859
JAMES HOBROUGH 29.09.1863
JAMES SAMUEL HOBROUGH 18.06.1901
SAMUEL MORRIS 15.06.1909
WILLIAM EDMUND BROWNE 05.02.1924
EDWARD JAMES WALKER 11.02.1930
FRANK ALFRED FIRMAN 03.01.1933
WALTER PATTERSON 11.02.1941
WILLIAM ERNEST GOODSON 14.07.1942
JAMES WILLIAM WILLSEA 17.07.1956
JACK LAURANCE SPARKES 06.10.1959

The Bishop Bridge Inn by George Plunkett - Copyright © G.A.F.Plunkett 2002 - shown by permission
03.04.1960
Image by George Plunkett - shown by permission - Copyright © G.A.F.Plunkett 2002

Also recorded as the
BISHOP BRIDGE ARMS,
BISHOP BRIDGE HOUSE &
BISHOP BRIDGE TAVERN.

On the night of Friday 15th May 1841, persons broke into Mr. Tidman's house and conveyed away several dozen of London Porter (in stone bottles), a large copper boiler, several saucepans and various other articles.

Trading ceased 30th September 1959.

Licence not renewed 1963.

Demolished for road improvements.
  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:-		  
 
As somebody left this pub lying in the middle of the road it was demolished in the interests of road safety.