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City Centre : Over the Water (inner)

 Division 1 : Area 2

St. George's Bridge Street : group 7

. . . 9 pubs in this group . . . 2 still serving.

 Meaning of symbols

See remarks under Group 8 concerning St. George's Street in general.

This Group deals exclusively with "Bridge Street", St. George's.
The City-side i.e. St. Andrew's-side of the River Wensum
is, of course, in Area 4.

Listing
The pubs are listed going North from the River.
The exact locations of the final two entries are not known.
A - B - C   order
Black Friars : Corkcutters' Arms : Corn Exchange : Crown

Last Wine Bar : Playhouse Bar : Shakespeare : Tuns (old) : Two Quarts  
1.     Identity code 69 ^Top^
Black Friars : Destroyed NOW Parkland
Brewery Tie : (orig.) St. Martin's
        and see details

    1 Bridge Street
    (East side)
    By the river
    later 37 St. George's St.
Other names :-
Blackfriars (Arderon)
by 1830 : Cellar House
St. George's Wine Vaults (1839)
by 1867 : Black Friars		 Classic Tie - Bullard's (by 1867)

General Remarks :-
Re-built c. 1888
Became Messrs. Ruymp's
hardware depot

 Arderon
to
Feb. 1911		 Empty
Wine & spirit merchant :- Research :   Friars 69
George Tooke : by 1830 to post-1842
 
2.     Identity code 565 ^Top^ EXTANT PUB   Extant Pub
Playhouse Bar : Free House
Brewery Tie : None
Logo
    42-58 St. George's St.
    (West side)
    NR3 1AB

    (site of No. 3 Crown Inn)

Other names :-		 Classic Tie - N/A pre-Mar. 1999
to
Present		   Playhouse Website

  Free Wifi

  Picture  19K

Tel. : 01603 766699

Research :   Brewery 565 Details
 
3.     Identity code 193 ^Top^
Crown Inn : Destroyed NOW Site of the Playhouse
Brewery Tie : (orig.) Weston's

    48 Bridge Street
    (West side)
Other names :-
Old Crown (1868)
Crown
(Probably) Weston's "Tap"		 Classic Tie - YCY (1864) 1760
to
Feb. 1928		 Empty
Research :   History 193
 
4.     Identity code 178 ^Top^
Corkcutters' Arms : Closed NOW Shop
Brewery Tie : (orig.) Free
       See Research

    51 Bridge Street
    (East side)
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - Bullard's (c. 1894) 1822
to
Sep. 1898		 Empty
Wine & spirit merchant :- Research :   Occupation 178
Wm. Robinson : by 1822 to c. 1836
John Robinson : by 1839 to post-1845
 
5.     Identity code 180 ^Top^
Corn Exchange Tavern : status NOW Cafe
Brewery Tie : (orig.) YCY

    21 Bridge Street
    (East side)
    Formerly No. 61
    Opp. Two Quarts
Other names :-
New Corn Exchange (orig.)
Exchange (1853, 1856)
By 1864: Corn Exchange
Oct. 1867 : New Corn X.
Exchange Tavern (1872)
1883 : Corn Exchange Tavern		 Classic Tie - Bidwell (c. 1905)

General Remarks :-
Beerhouse (1850, 1875)

Became a cafe

 1836
to
Feb. 1915		 Empty
Research :   Name 180
 
6.     Identity code 747 ^Top^
Two Quarts : status NOW ex- Norvic Factory
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    70 Bridge Street
    (West side)
    S. of 2 Quarts Yard
Other names :-
Mermaid etc. etc. (1842)		 Classic Tie - YCY 1760
to
Aug. 1907		 Empty
Research :   Names 747
 
7.     Identity code 435 ^Top^ EXTANT PUB   Extant Pub
Last  Wine Bar & Restaurant : Free House   Restaurant - Traditional
    (Listed as)  (2011)
Last Icon

Brewery Tie : None

    70-76 St. George's St.
    (West side)
    NR3 1AB
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - N/A

General Remarks :-
Premises extended in 1998

 1990
to
Present

  Open 12 to 2.30 p.m.
  & 5.00 (Saturday 6.00)
  to 12.30 a.m.
  Food to 10.30 p.m. only
  Closed on Sundays

  Last Website

  Picture  34K; 10K

Tel. : 01603 626626

Research :   Name 435 Empty

Pubs of unconfirmed location now follow
 
8.     Identity code 1103 ^Top^
Shakespeare : Status Unknown NOW
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    Bridge Street
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - N/K pre-1797
to
1822		 Empty
Research :   Dates 1103
 
9.     Identity code 533 ^Top^
Tuns (Old) : Status Unknown NOW
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    Bridge Street
Other names :-
(orig.) Tuns
Tunns (1811)
by 1830 : Old Tuns		 Classic Tie - N/K 1807
to
1830		 Empty
Research : n/a   Empty 533
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