c1960
The
BEEHIVE
to c1865.
Given as the
GREAT EASTERN STORES 1865 and
as the
GREAT EASTERN WINE VAULTS in 1868, 1904
& 1931.
The licence registers suggest that the name was officially changed to the
GREAT EASTERN 03.08.1881.
The house held an early morning licence (renewed August 1897) for the ``benefit of
employees at the Carrow Works and Victoria Station.''
A 6 day licence restriction applied from 1873 when
the then landlord and landlady objected to the house being open on a
Sunday.
The restriction was removed Tuesday 27th August 1901, although there was
an objection from Mr. James Gaze who ran a lodging house for actors in
St. Stephen's Square, who said that seven day trading at the house would
be a great inconvenience.
Closed 21.05.1962 and demolished to allow the St. Stephens redevelopment.
(Bullards lease expired by 1963)