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Queen Victoria
51 MAGDALEN STREET St. SAVIOUR   CLOSED 1967
NORWICH LICENCE REGISTERS PS 1/8/1 - PS 1/842 (1867 - 1965)
SEAMAN & Co  
GRIMMER & Co 1872
LACONS after 1894
Licensees :
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SIMON KERRISON 1839 - 1845
WILLIAM TEFFER
according to White		 1856
WILLIAM BROWN
according to Melville		 1856
J LAWS 1858 - 1859
JOHN NOBBS 1860
Fine of 40s and costs 1st September 1860.
See opposite
FRANCIS LONERGAN by 1861
ROBERT THURLING 24.12.1867
ARTHUR McFARLING 07.04.1868
JAMES MORRIS 10.10.1873
THOMAS MANN 21.06.1881
SAMUEL FISH 11.06.1907
CHARLES FISH 06.04.1908
EDWARD ELLIS HARVEY 09.05.1911
GEORGE WILLIAM BRUNDISH 28.08.1923
Convicted 09.12.1924 of selling out of hours.
Fine £5 or 21 days detention.
ALBERT WOODCOCK 27.05.1930
Tuesday 2nd June 1942 - Fine of £1 5s for a black-out offence on 16th May.
ROSANNA WOODCOCK 20.08.1946
JOHN RICHARD McBRIDE 10.10.1961
DAVID GEORGE NEVE 02.01.1962
JOHN RICHARD McBRIDE 12.02.1963


The Queen Victoria by George Plunkett - Copyright © G.A.F.Plunkett 2002 - shown by permission 
17.07.1938
Image by George Plunkett - shown by permission - Copyright © G.A.F.Plunkett 2002

As the VICTORIA TAVERN 1839.
Also listed as the QUEEN in 1867
Stood next to the DUNCAN ARMS.

Location given as Stump Cross in 1845.

Before the magistrates on Monday 3rd September 1860 it was heard that licensee John Nobbs had been found by Police-constable Olley to be standing near a pony and cart in a very drunk condition. Nobbs held up his whip as the constable approached and threatened to strike the officer. Arrested for being drunk and disorderly he was fined 40s and 10s 6d costs. It emerged that he had been before the magistrates on seven previous occasions, the first being in 1838 when he had stolen turnips and the last in 1850.

For Sale by Auction April 1874 with possession from Michaelmas.

Demolished 1967 to allow the inner ring road flyover.

House identified by two separate correspondents as being known as the OLD VICTORIAN in the 1960's.
At some time before closure a manager by the name of Cursons was said to be running the house.