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27 THORN LANE St. MICHAEL AT THORN BEERHOUSE CLOSED by 1960
NORWICH LICENCE REGISTERS PS 1/8/1 - PS 1/8/4 (1867 to 1965)
BULLARDS Freehold owned by George Morse as described in Trust Deed dated 1837 - 1851
Licensees :
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WILLIAM THOULESS *1854 - 1856
BENJAMIN THOMPSON 1858
WILLIAM THOULESS 1859 - 1861
JOHN LAIT 1864 - 1865
ROBERT WEBSTER here November 1866
Police ordered to keep and eye on the place - 28.11.1866. See opposite.
Licence refused Tuesday 27th August 1867 - Granted on appeal
ROBERT WEBSTER from 1867
Convicted 03.08.1877 of keeping open out of hours.
Fine 5/- plus 18/6d costs.
Convicted 25.06.18817 of allowing consumption out of hours.
Fine £2 plus 17/6d costs.
GEORGE COMER 25.03.1884
WILLIAM WEBSTER 22.01.1885
ROBERT SHORTEN 10.10.1894
JAMES A. HORSTEAD 31.07.1900
WILLIAM OVERTON 30.07.1901
JOSEPH HARWOOD 17.06.1902
FREDERICK RICHARD MANN 30.12.1902
CHARLOTTE MANN 06.04.1908
GEORGE JAMES ROOKE 12.05.1908
HERBERT ATKINS 11.06.1912
EMILY ANN ATKINS 06.02.1917
EMILY ANN JOHNSON by 1923
Convicted 05.10.1923 of selling out of hours.
Fine 10/- or 7 days detention.
FREDERICK SIDNEY ASHLEY 06.04.1925
HARCOURT TERRINGTON 24.05.1932
JAMES SAUNDERS 16.10.1933
ERNEST ALBERT FEAK 07.05.1935
JOSEPH CHANDLER 31.12.1935
CHARLES WATCHAM 14.03.1939
ROBERT SAMUEL POSTLE DUBBIN
(Died Q1 1968 - age 71)
05.04.1941
PERCY SHEPHERD 11.10.1960


Also found as the St. BARTHOLOMEWS TAVERN and as the BARTHOLOMEW ARMS.

Stood on the South side of Thorn Lane, on the corner of Bartholomew Street.

First full licence granted to William Thouless 28th August 1855.
However recorded as a beerhouse by 1930's.


Before the magistrates Wednesday 28th November 1866, Mary Ann Thompson was accused of abusing and scandalising landlord Robert Webster.
On the Monday, Mrs Thompson had found her fifteen year old son in the house gambling. She said that both of her sons had been enticed into the house and encouraged to gamble and drink at all hours of the night. Her young son refusing to leave the house, Mrs Thompson said he was the ruin of her boys and was a receiver of stolen goods (in the form of vegetables taken to him by the boys, without permission).
Mrs Webster struck her in the mouth and turned her out of the house.
Mrs Thompson said that she had watched the house and it was open at all times of the night and was improperly conducted.
It was decided that although under great provocation, the accused was not justified in her actions and the charges would be dropped if she paid the costs of the summons.
This she refused to do and said she would not pay a farthing.
She was ordered to find a surety of £5 and to keep the peace for three months.
The magistrates ordered the police to keep a watch on the house.

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Licence given special consideration August 1867 owing to past  improper conduct.

Full licence granted Tuesday 25th August 1868 to Robert Webster.

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William Overton paid a fine of 5s on Tuesday 15th October 1901 for driving a cart without lights at 2:45 on the morning of 4th October. He said his candles had burned out.

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Damaged by enemy action 27/29.04.1942.

Probably closed November 1960.
Boarded up and empty by 1961.
See below.

Licence not renewed 1963.


In 1958 the redevelopment of the area was commenced.
22 public houses, 42 shops, 25 industrial sites, 27 storage sites, 4 offices, 2 schools and some 833 houses were demolished over the following years.
612 of the houses were claimed to be "unfit for human habitation".

  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...

This house was rated as follows:-
 
 
Barricaded, Boarded, Closed!