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75 St. STEPHENS STREET St. STEPHEN FULL LICENCE CLOSED 21.05.1962
NORWICH LICENCE REGISTERS PS 1/8/1 - PS 1/8/4  (1867 - 1967)
WILLIAM SALTER of Richmond Hill, Norwich - Freehold owned by the Mayor, Alderman and Citizens of Norwich.
BULLARDS 1958 ( Leased from City Corporation)
Licensees :
WILLIAM SALTER 1865
WILLIAM HARVEY 11.10.1869
WILLIAM SALTER 06.07.1875
GEORGE HARVEY 26.06.1877
ALFRED PALMER 28.05.1880
JAMES JENKINSON 10.10.1882
JOHN PHILIP STANLEY 10.10.1884
WALTER EDWARD CASE 06.05.1890
MATTHEW HENRY PIGG 10.10.1892
ROBERT WALTER WOODS 22.11.1892
JOHN DAWSON 27.03.1894
WALTER CRACKNELL 05.04.1911
Convicted 07.12.1914 of permitting a child in the bar.
Fine 10/- plus 7/- or 7 days detention.
Convicted 29.05.1922 of permitting gaming.
Fine 5/- or 7 days detention.
NELSON WILLIAM NUNN 27.11.1923
ROBERT JAMES COULTER 05.01.1932
GEORGE HAROLD HAMMOND 05.04.1939
HENRY CHRISTOPHER SMITH 06.04.1944
JAMES ALEXANDER SMITH 09.03.1954
LAURA SMITH 12.07.1955
FRANK GOLDSON 03.01.1956
ARTHUR TATT WELLS 21.07.1959




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)