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54 NAPIER STREET St. BENEDICT FULL LICENCE from 08.1870 CLOSED 05.05.1970
NORWICH LICENCE REGISTER PS 1/8/1 to PS 1/8/4 (1867 - 1965)
BULLARDS   
WATNEY MANN 1967 - 1970
Licensees :
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JOHN YAXLEY 1869 - 1870
SUSANNAH RICHES 15.12.1871
JOHN COOPER 07.05.1872
HENRY THOMAS SCRUTTON 13.05.1873
ELLIS PEACOCK 02.04.1878
ALFRED PRATT
Died 1st April 1893 - age 60
01.04.1879
SARAH PRATT 09.05.1893
CHARLES HENRY BROWN 10.10.1898
ALEXANDER BOAG 04.02.1902
HENRY GEORGE LEE 28.07.1903
JOHN MOORE 01.12.1903
JOHN HENRY BATES 10.10.1905
JOHN EDWARD WATKINS 08.10.1907
ROBERT BROWNE 30.11.1909
JOHN EDWARD WATKINS 14.06.1910
ELLEN EDITH WATKINS 11.02.1915
JOHN EDWARD WATKINS 17.06.1919
ALFRED CHARLES RAMSBOTTOM 30.12.1952


John Yaxley applied for a (spirit) licence Tuesday 24th August 1869.
Application refused.

A full licence was granted to John Yaxley Tuesday 23rd August 1870.

Damaged by enemy action 27/29.04.1942.

Closed under Watney Mann (East Anglia) Ltd. 5th May 1970.

 

  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:-
 
 
Bullards No Draught Cider
Darts Conveniences 3 (5 being the best)
   
Pleasantly unpretentious.
Stove pipe dribbles.