BLACK PRINCE - St PETER MANCROFT

5 Market Place in 1802 and as
1 The Butchery 1912 & 1925.

Dr. Benjamin Godfrey's Cordial, 6d., was sold at most Cities, Bouroughs, and Market Towns, as advertised 24th February 1731.
The potion was approved for the Cholick, all manner of Pains in the Bowels, Fluxes, Fevers, Small-pox, Measles, Rheumatism, Coughs, Colds and Restlessness.
The Black Prince, of William Furley, Distiller, was one of the Wholesale Warehouses for the product.
(It should be noted that Counterfeit imitations of the Medicine were offered by the name The General Cordial. One such Counterfeit Maker was at a Silver-Smith's near Lombard Street and another at a Cheesemonger's facing Devonshire Square, London.)

The Norfolk Chronicle of 20th July 1776 advised ...
`Vincent Harris begs leave to inform his friends and the public in general that he is removed from the Black Prince ....to the Crown at Bungay'.

In the Norfolk Chronicle of 13th April 1782 it was announced ...
To be Sold
An Estate, in the Market Place, in Norwich consisting of two good Dwelling-houses and Shops, and a Public House, called the BLACK PRINCE, and several Butcher's stalls and Shops adjoining, all in exceeding good repair, now or late in the Occupation of Mr John Bryant, Mr Isaac Hoyle, Mr Marley, and others, at the yearly Rent of £115/14/-

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24th September 1784 - William Marley informed his Friends and the Public that he had taken the WHITE LION, St. Martin's Plain.
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In 1839, Pigot names the licensee William Bridge Turner. In the same year, the Robson directory has three entries for this house, one being T. W. Bridges, the second Turner William Bridges and the third, William Turner.
William Turner died Friday 24th May 1839 `after a painful and protracted affliction, which he bore with fortitude and resignation.'

In February 1845 the St. Peter's Mancroft Society of Ringers requested that all correspondence be addresses to the BLACK PRINCE and not to Thomas Hurry since he was no longer a member of the Society.

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Licensee Thomas Goddard was cautioned by the magistrates at the sessions held **7th September 1847, following complaints about the disorderly conduct of the house.

Licence surrendered 1932 and property exchanged, along with the WATERLOO, with the City Corporation leasehold premises the COMPASSES, PHEASANT COCK, LEOPARD and St. GILES GATE STORES.

The Licence Registers state sold to Corporation 06.09.1932 and licence voluntarily surrendered.

Many thanks to Janelle Penney for the 1782 newspaper transcription
taken with permission, from © film provided by the
British Library Newspaper Library
Thanks also to Robert Campbell.