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CROCODILE NORWICH C index
27 HEIGHAM STREET St. BENEDICT   CLOSED 13.08.1973
NORWICH LICENCE REGISTERS PS 1/8/1- PS 1/8/4 (1867 to 1965)
STEWARD & Co  
YOUNGS & Co 1872 - Recorded 03.1888 as the property of Charles Crawshay
BULLARDS 1958
WATNEY MANN 1967 - 1973
Licensees :
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WILLIAM GRINT
worsted weaver		 1760 - 1764
ROBERT JOHNSON 1806 - 1822
THOMAS THAYNE
age 50 in 1841		 1830 - 1845
LEVI HARDEN / HANDEN / HAYDEN / HARDING 1850 - 1859
ELEANOR PEARSON **1861
WILLIAM GRAVES 1864
CLEMENT MOORE by 1865
CLEMENT FRANKLIN 07.04.1868
JAMES WHITMORE 12.01.1869
HENRY THOMPSON 27.06.1876
EDWARD THOMPSON 14.02.1888
JOHN VAUGHAN 12.10.1888
JOHN BROWNE junior 12.06.1906
FRANK CHARLES DYBALL 11.06.1907
ELLEN HARRIET DYBALL 04.02.1916
ARTHUR MILLS 13.06.1916
PERCY SHEPHEARD 14.07.1942
ARTHUR MILLS 07.03.1944
FREDERICK ALBERT LAND 13.06.1950
WILLIAM EVERSON LOVETT 12.05.1953
WALTER SCRAGG 09.03.1954
HENRY ALBERT WOODS 17.07.1956
GEORGE ROBERT SYDER 18.11.1958 to at least 1967
......... BARRETT c1968
........ MILLERSHIP c1970



Address as Lower Westwick Street in 1836.

Rebuilt c1933.

Damaged by enemy action 27/29.04.1942.

Repaired and reopened 07.03.1944

Extensively rebuilt 1955.

Closed 13th August 1973 under Watney Mann (East Anglia) Ltd.



The ex-Crocodile 1994.




House No. 207 on 1845 Magistrates list.

 

  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)
   
No draught cyder, landlord named Syder.
Pub looks 30ish but was actually built in '55.
Lounge seems unused, bar quite full.