For Sale by Auction, Friday, 19th February 1892.
Freehold Public House, Grocer's Shop and Dwelling.
Location given as West Pottergate Street, on the corner of
Lawrence Street.
Advertised To Let 4th June 1892. ( and again March, April & May
1893)
Being a Well-fitted Grocer's Shop, with indoor beer licence.
Apply Morgans Brewery Company, Limited, Norwich.
Renewal of licence was opposed but later withdrawn, as reported in the Norfolk Chronicle
of 26th August 1893.
Bullards offered to surrender the licences of the West End Stores,
Pottergate and that of the Wine Vaults in Crook's Place in order to
gain a beerhouse licence for premises situated at 161, Aylsham Road,
Hellesdon ( George Gallant occupier).
The application was refused with opposition from Steward & Patteson
and the disclosure that the locality was already provided with the
Popular Gardens, Prospect House, Windmill, Mile Cross and just off
the road, the White Cottage.
To Let April 1898, Pottergate Street.
Apply Bullard & Sons.
Beer On-licence recorded 1906 when the Chief Constable objected to licence renewal as
reported in the
Norfolk Chronicle of 10th February 1906.
It was said that the premises were used as a shop and that for the past 6 months, no
trade had been done on the indoor beer licence. The tenant said that he occasionally got
in a dozen bottles of beer, but there was no call for it.
There were said to be 10 other licensed houses within 200 yards.
Licence provisionally refused 7th February 1906 and referred to Compensation.
No objections to closure made at the meeting of Wednesday 13th June
1906.
Closed by Compensation 23rd August 1907.
James Woods is still at this address in 1908.