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3 BRANFORD ROAD St. PAUL BEERHOUSE
FULL LICENCE from 1925		 CLOSED JANUARY 2009
NORWICH LICENCE REGISTERS PS 1/8/1 to PS 1/8/4 (1867 to 1967)
STEWARD & Co   
WATNEY MANN 1967
NORWICH BREWERY as given 1986
BRENT WALKER  02.1989
PUBMASTER by 08.1995
Licensees :
JONAS LAKE 21.08.1895
ROBERT BRUCE DOUGLAS 19.01.1909
JAMES JEREMIAH BALES 25.11.1924
GERTRUDE ELIZABETH BALES 20.11.1934
ARTHUR FULLER FRENCH 01.01.1935
WILLIAM CHARLES PAVELEY 09.10.1951
JOSEPH FRANCIS THOMPSON 03.01.1956
Convicted 28.02.1957 on 2 cases of selling out of hours..
Fine of £5 on each case
Convicted 28.02.1957 on 2 cases of allowing consumption out of hours..
Fine of £1 on each case
GEORGE WILLIAM GARMAN 30.09.1958
GORDON LESTER McDONALD 07.10.1969
PETER EDGAR 10.10.1978
NEIL STOCKLEY 04.05.1982
STEPHEN JAMES GOME 14.06.1983
PAT & JEAN HARRIS 14.10.1986
DOUGLAS DAVID LUMSDAINE (Lumsdale ?) 27.04.1989
NICHOLAS JAMES LAMBERT &
CHRISTINE LAMBERT		 06.07.1993
DEREK JOHN WILLIAMS 12.07.1994
ROBERT HEWIT JOSEPH &
JOSEPHINA VERRETT		 27.06.1995
MICHELLE JANE KETTERIDGE &
LEO RICHARD EDWARDS		 15.07.1997
LEO RICHARD EDWARDS 12.05.1998
JENNY & WINTON SIMPSON 17.08.1999 - 01.2009
   

The Branford - 29.04.2000
April 2000
Jonas and Isabella Lake, with daughter Blanche in the centre.
Jonas and Isabella Mary A. Lake. (married 1867)
Blanche Lake, shown in the centre, was the 6th of 10 children.
In 1901, at the age of 21, she was a barmaid at the Branford.
Thanks to Mrs. Winnie Neal for the images.

New licence granted to Jonas Lake 21st August 1895 in exchange for the licence of the FARRIERS ARMS. The licenses of the VICTORIA and the VILLA GARDENS were also given up for this new licence.
House opened October 1895 and in the following year sold 335 barrels of beer.

The premises were known at the time of licence being issued as the Branford Bakery, Pockthorpe. A condition of the licence was that there be no access from the bakery to the public-house.
At the Licensing Sessions Tuesday 22nd August 1899 it was said that the lack of internal communication caused inconvenience in running the bakery and it was asked if access could be made between the two, with the bakery not being used for carrying out the licensed victuallers business. The Chief Constable strongly objected and the application was refused.

Jonas Lake applied for an opening to be made between the Bakery and the Beerhouse as reported in the Norfolk Chronicle of 26th August 1899.
The opening was for ease of access by the applicant.
The Chief Constable objected on the grounds that each business should remain on separate premises.
The Bench refused the application.

Beer sale 1913 to 1914 were 719 barrels

Known as the BRANFORD ARMS from 1997.

Mr & Mrs McDonald
Interestingly the Branford Stores sign as shown above, was back on display by 01.2006.
Closed January 2009.

Punch Taverns advised December 2009 that a temporary licensee had been recruited and that the house had re-opened........ However the house remained closed.


Plans announced September 2012 to convert into 4 flats with a further 3 to be built in the gardens. 


  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:-		  
 
S&P No Draught Cider
Darts Conveniences 2 (5 being the best)
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Yet another pub not in the 1958 edition of Kelly's Directory.
Anyhow - it has a attenuated Corinthian oak "What-not" comprising shelves, mirror, clock, etc.
T&G board ceiling.
Boasts a foyer.
Fine beer pumps in bar.
Andy Capp fans.
 

 

  The Norwich Pub Survey of 1986, compiled by the Norwich Society, in association with Norwich City Council, assessed the house:-  
 
Approx date of building Listed Quality Pre-war fittings surviving
External Internal
1900 No 7 3 Yes
Brewers Tudor on gables.
Wooden and plaster designs on gables.
Walled along the Spencer Street side with iron railings.
Public Bar (Originally 2 rooms).
Basic with modern bar fittings.
Separate Lounge Bar given over to pool playing.
Largish, basic corner local.
No historic connections known.