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City Centre : Over the Water (inner)

 Division 1 : Area 2

St. Martin's : group 14

. . . 10 pubs in this group . . . 1 still serving.

 Meaning of symbols
The Northern group boundary is prescribed[1]
by the Inner Ring Road.
To the South lies the St. Mary's Plain group (Group 13).

The long (very long) side of the Sexton's shoe-factory
(c. 1923) straddles both these "patches".

A photograph, pre-Sexton's, on page 91 of
CLUER & SHAW : Former Norwich
shows the stretch including the Dolphin
and the Perseverance.
Also see page 25 of Norwich Past & Present
(Geoffrey Goreham) Volume 1.

 

The interminable Oak Street, as ever, bisects the area;
which is taken to include New Mills Yard, leading to
the River Wensum.

[1] Historically, the St. Martin's at Oak Parish
     extends up to, and even beyond, the City Walls !.

St. Martin's Lane has a separate group (next) -
Group 15.

Listing
The following pubs are listed in a Northerly direction;
except for the final entry, whose exact location is unknown.
A - B - C   order
Arabian Horse : Bess O' Bedlam : Dolphin : Land Steward : Lord Brougham

Perseverance : Queen Caroline : Rose Tavern : White Lion : Woolpack  
1.     Identity code 924 ^Top^
Dolphin : Destroyed NOW ex-Sexton's Factory
Brewery Tie : (orig.) St. Martin's

    Dolphin Yard
    54/56 Oak Street
    (East side)
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - S & P

General Remarks :-
Beerhouse (1868)

 1760
to
Mar. 1887		 Empty
Research :   History 924
 
2.     Identity code 826 ^Top^
Woolpack : Destroyed NOW New housing
Brewery Tie : See Research

    51 Oak Street
    (West side)
Other names :-
Wooll Pockett (orig.)		 Classic Tie - S & P

General Remarks :-
Woolpack Coffee House (1880)
Woolpack Cafe (1890)

 1761
to
1880		 Empty
Research :   History 826
 
3.     Identity code 1081 ^Top^
Rose Tavern : Destroyed 1913 NOW New housing
Brewery Tie : See Research

    53 Oak Street
    (West side)
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - Lacon's (1902)

General Remarks :-
Beerhouse (1842)

Spirit Licence
dropped c. 1905

 1836
to
Dec. 1912		 Empty
Research :   Factory 1081
 
4.     Identity code 1047 ^Top^
Perseverance : Destroyed NOW ex-Sexton's Factory
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    Oak Street (East side)
    Betw. Dolphin Yard
    and Jones Yard
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - Bullards 1854
to
1861		 Empty
Research :   Location 1047
 
5.     Identity code 586 ^Top^
Queen Caroline : Destroyed NOW New housing
Brewery Tie : (orig.) St. Martin's

    61 - 63 Oak Street
    (West side)
    Just North of
    New Mills Yard
    N. of Q. Caroline Yard
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - S & P Arderon
to
Apr. 1925		 Empty
Research :   Name 586
 
6.     Identity code 310 ^Top^
Arabian Horse : Destroyed NOW Office car-park
Brewery Tie : (orig.) Tompson's

    A. Horse Yard
    70 - 72 Oak Street
    (East side)
Other names :-
Godolphin Arabian		 Classic Tie - Morgan's (1845)

General Remarks :-
Beerhouse (1868)

 pre-1782
to
Dec. 1908		 Empty
Research :   Horse 310
 
7.     Identity code 808 ^Top^ EXTANT PUB   Extant Pub
White Lion : Tied, plus Guest Ales
Brewery Tie : Milton Brewery (2008)
              And see Details
Brewery Logo
    73 Oak Street
    (West side)
    N. of W/Lion Yard
    NR3 3AQ
Other names :-
"Dancock's" (by 1935)
May 1990 : Tap & Spile
Jul. 1997 : Old White Lion
Sep. 2008 : White Lion		 Classic Tie - Bullard's
       (by 1867)

General Remarks :-
Built 1558

Closed May 1979
to June 1980
Closed Nov. 1989
to May 1990
Closed by March 2005
(2004?) to 29.09.08

Locally Listed

 1690
to
Present		 Pub Logo
  Open Mon. to Saturday
  12 to 11 p.m.
  Sunday 12 to 10.30 p.m.
  For food times, see website.

  Pub Website   Free Wifi

  Pictures 31K & 20K

Tel. : 01603 632333

Brewery :- Research :   Building 808 Ties
James Butcher : pre-1830 to post-1842
 
8.     Identity code 859 ^Top^
Bess O' Bedlam : Destroyed NOW Offices
Brewery Tie : (orig.) Weston's

    80 Oak Street
    (East side)
    Nr. St. Martin's Lane
    S. of Osborne's Yard
Other names :-
Tom O' Bedlam (orig.)
or Mad Tom
by 1806 : Mad Bess
by 1822 : Bess O' Bedlam
Mad Bess (1845)
Star of Bethlehem		 Classic Tie - YCY (1864) Arderon
to
Aug. 1907		 Empty
Research :   History 859
 
9.     Identity code 1002 ^Top^
Land Steward : Status Unknown NOW
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    Osborne's Yard,
    82a Oak Street
    St. Martin at Oak
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - N/K 1839
to
1839		 Empty
Research :   Empty 1002
 
10.     Identity code 454 ^Top^
Lord Brougham : Status Unknown NOW
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    Coslany Street
    St. Martin at Oak
    later : Oak Street
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - Free House

General Remarks :-
Exact location unknown

 1836
to
1845		 Empty
Research :   Location 454

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