NORFOLK PUBLIC HOUSES norfolkpubs.co.uk
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OLD POST OFFICE COURT St. PETER MANCROFT FULL LICENCE CLOSED 02.04.1965
NORWICH LICENCE REGISTER PS 1/8/1 to PS 1/8/4 (1867 - 1965)
STEWARD & OVERBURY as given 1867
STEWARD, PATTESON, FINCH & Co 1879
Licensees :
JOHN DIXON CALTON
Age 66 in 1861
Died Q1 1865		 by 1858
Mrs MARY ANN CALTON
(Died Q2 1872 - age 77)		 from 1865
FREDERICK EDWARD WHITE 06.04.1869
JOHN HUGGINS 10.07.1869
WILLIAM RAYMOND KING 26.07.1870
RICHARD GUILLIARD HOLMES 23.06.1871
HENRY CHARLES HYNARD 07.07.1879
WRIGHT JARRETT 24.06.1881
MARY LOUISA JARRETT 21.11.1916
GERALD HARRY FINN 12.06.1917
ALFRED CHARLES YOUNGS 17.07.1917
SARAH YOUNGS 23.05.1933
WALTER ERNEST RAMSEY 10.05.1938
ARTHUR GEORGE DOUGLAS 19.07.1938
MALCOLM CLARK WEIR 05.10.1954
ERNEST FREDERICK NORMAN LUNN 27.04.1965

Steward & Patteson advised by letter dated 31st March 1965 that the house would close Friday 2nd April 1965.

40 barrels of beer sold in the final year of trading.

 

  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 ?
   
Good beer.
Not the place to take a car - parking atrocious.
Television.
Weird glass case believed to hold stuffed birds.
Perforated ply seats.
Ceiling either painted yellow or grown that colour.