| Licensees : |
ELIJAH COLE
Died March 1885 - age 61
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Sept 1860 -
1883 |
| Licence
application refused 04.09.1860 |
| Licence
application refused 30.08.1861 |
| Licence
application refused 1862 |
| Licence
application refused 25.08.1863 |
| Licence
application refused 30.08.1864 |
| Liquor
licence application refused 29.08.1865 |
ROBERT JAMES AGGAS
Age 43 in 1891 |
03.11.1886 |
| Application for a full licence refused
Monday 22nd August 1887 |
| HERBERT FREDERICK CROSS |
10.10.1896 |
| SAMUEL ABLETT |
20.06.1899 |
| WILLIAM UTTING |
28.11.1905 |
| REGINALD ALBERT BERTRAM
DESBOROUGH |
14.01.1913 |
| WILLIAM FRANCIS MITCHELL |
12.06.1917 |
Convicted
15.03.1927 of failing to admit the police.
Fine £3 or 21 days. |
Convicted
03.09.1927 of selling out of hours.
Fine £2 or 21 days detention. |
| ERNEST CLARKE WILLIAMSON |
04.10.1927 |
| THOMAS FREDERICK COPEMAN |
30.12.1958 |
| ETHEL MAUD COPEMAN |
08.06.1965 |
| WALTER FARE TALLENT |
20.07.1965 |
| PERCY EDGAR
RUSH |
05.01.1971 |
| SYDNEY
CHARLES BUTTERS |
08.06.1971 |
| DONALD
PATTERSON NIGHTINGALE |
23.11.1971 |
JOHN
AMHURST &
DONALD PATTERSON NIGHTINGALE |
06.06.1972 |
| MALCOLM
THOMAS GREAVES |
02.09.1975 |
| TREVOR READ |
20.03.1979 |
KENNETH
DAVID WYKES &
CLEMENT JAMES HOLDEN |
09.02.1982 |
| ALAN PARKER |
26.03.1985 |
| ANDREW
GORDON ROBERTSON |
23.07.1985 |
| MARGARITA
ROBERTSON |
22.03.1994 |
SIMON
GEORGE GOODINGS &
ANTHONY KENNETH MILLS |
15.06.1999 |
| (ANTHONY
MILLS) |
(to
December 2008) |
Views of the original Mitre during the service of William Mitchell
c1920.
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The temporary Mitre - 12.06.1932
Image by George Plunkett - shown by permission - Copyright © G.A.F.Plunkett 2002
1985 - Curfew Cottage to the right - see below.
The Mitre Cottage, a Gothic Dwelling House, was offered for Sale
by Auction Thursday 16th June 1859. Described as well suited for a genteel
family desirous of seeking a Residence combining the advantages of the
country with the conveniences of the city, built regardless of expense and
with great taste. Included a 15ft square Drawing Room, six Bed-rooms, about
43 rods of garden ground, a Gardeners Cottage with three rooms and a pump on
the premises.
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Before the Mayor on Thursday 30th May 1861, Elijah Cole was questioned as to
why he should not contribute towards the maintenance of his mother and
father, who were in the Norwich Workhouse. The Court of Guardians reported
that he had laid out £700 or £800 in opening his beerhouse on the Earlham
Road (having failed to obtain a spirit licence). When it was heard that Mr.
Cole had mortgaged the property to within £150 of its value and had a wife
and six children to support from the lowly takings of the beerhouse, the
Guardians decided not to press case and the charges were withdrawn.
At the Licensing Sessions held Tuesday 4th September 1860, Elijah
Cole applied for a new licence for the house he had recently purchased.
Local opinion was that the house was not needed and it was even then quite
disgraceful to see hearse drivers leave the New Cemetery and adjourn to the
nearest public house until the mourners were ready to return. (BLACK HORSE ?) Twenty* local
inhabitants signed a memorial in favour of the application and the Reverend
G. C. Hoste and a numerous body of parishioners (about sixty) signed one against.
Mr. Cole had purchased Mitre Cottage and garden from Mr. J. Norgate for
£750. The adjoining house <Curfew Cottage?> belonged to the parish of St. Giles and had been
leased to Mr. Norgate. It was said to be detrimental to that dwelling if the
adjoining house was to become a public house and pleasure gardens.
Application unanimously refused.
* Another report of the proceedings claimed thirty people had signed the
petition in favour.
At the Licensing Sessions held 29th August 1865 it was heard that
Mr. Cole had previously run a house on the Castle Meadow (WHEATSHEAF)
and conducted it in an improper manner. The conduct at this house was not
what it could be.
At the Brewster Sessions Monday 22nd August 1887 the Chief Constable
described the licensee, Mr. Aggas, as of good character (An ex
Drill-sergeant in the Norfolk Regiment) and had no fault to
find with the management of the house. Messrs. Bullards said that they had
purchased the house during the previous year and had spent several hundred
pounds in improvements. If a full licence were to be granted then they would
surrender the full licence of the CORN
EXCHANGE .
In spite of a memorial in support, signed by 150 persons, the Bench refused
the application for a full licence. (It was stated that there were 643
licensed houses in Norwich, which was quite sufficient.)
At the Norwich Licensing Session held Friday 24th August 1900 it was heard
that the house had been enlarged by a club-room, 22 feet by 33 feet and a
smaller room being added. The the owners said that the alterations at the
Mitre were so small that it had not been thought necessary to present plans.
Closed and operating as a Chinese Restaurant by
February 2011.
For sale October 2015.
Owned by the church of St Thomas by March 2016.
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