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City Centre : Market and Mall

Division 1 : Area 6

City Hall : group 1

. . . 8 pubs in this group . . . none still serving.

 Meaning of symbols
This group covers the area cleared for the building
of the City Hall (1932 to 1938); and also the
Fire Station (completed November 1934).
Significantly, there were major street widenings
on three sides of the City Hall.

This group only concerns itself with the widened
St. Peter's Street and part of Bethel Street;
St. Giles' Street being in Area 3.

See separate list of relevant photographs.

  Also see Groups 4 & 5, for pubs cleared for the
simultaneous Market Place extensions.

Note re Bethel Street pubs
Pubs on the South side, plus other (unlocated)
Bethel Street pubs - in St. Peter Mancroft parish -
are found in (next) Group 2.

Pubs at the West end of the street
are in Area 3,   Group 14.

Listing
The pubs are listed starting from the Guildhall, going along
St. Peter's Street; turning right into Bethel Street (North).
A - B - C   order
Beehive : Black Swan : Coachmakers' Arms : Goldbeaters' Arms

Mancroft Stores : Pope's Head : Wheatsheaf : Wounded Hart  
1.     Identity code 569 ^Top^
Pope's Head : Destroyed 1935 NOW City Hall
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    Pope's Head Yard
    7 St. Peter's Street
    9 Upper Market (1783)
    12 Upper Market (1836)
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - S & P

General Remarks :-
Built 16th Century
1648 date from
The Great Blowe

 pre-1648
to
Dec. 1912		 Empty
Research :   Photo 569
 
2.     Identity code 55 ^Top^
Beehive : Destroyed NOW City Hall
Brewery Tie : See details

    Pope's Head Yard
    7 St. Peter's Street
    13 Upper Market
Other names :-
Beehive W. & S. Vaults (1868)
Anthony's W. & S. Vaults
(1872. 1893, 1920)		 Classic Tie - S & P (by 1911)

General Remarks :-
6-day licence from 1883

 1822
to
Jan. 1927		 Empty
Wine & spirit merchants :- Research :   History 55
Wm. Rudd : By 1822 to c. 1836
Wm. Anthony : c.1836 to 1872
others to 1927??
 
3.     Identity code 868 ^Top^
Black Swan : Destroyed NOW Memorial Gardens?
Brewery Tie : (orig.) Weston's

    Upper Market
    St. Peter's Street
    Near the Guildhall
Other names :-
(orig.) Swan
By 1822 : Black Swan		 Classic Tie - Weston's 1806
to
1867
(dropped)		 Empty
Research :   Empty 868
 
4.     Identity code 832 ^Top^
Wounded Hart : Destroyed NOW City Hall
Brewery Tie : See Research

    17 St. Peter's St.
    S. corner of
    Wounded Heart Lane
Other names :-
Wounded Heart (orig.)
"Bleeding Heart"
by 1842 : Wounded Hart
Jan. 1915 : Kitchener's Arms		 Classic Tie - YCY (1881) 1760
to
Apr. 1928		 Empty
Research :   Name 832
 
5.     Identity code 256 ^Top^
Mancroft Stores : Destroyed NOW City Hall
Brewery Tie : (orig.) Free

    25 St. Peter's Street
    or 2 Bethel Street
    (NE corner)
Other names :-
Eldon Stores (orig.)
1908 : Mancroft Stores
by 1928 : Mancroft Restaurant		 Classic Tie - Bullard's (1889)

General Remarks :-
Beerhouse (1864)

6-day licence from 1872

 1864
to
Mar. 1928		 Empty
Research :   Name 256
 
6.     Identity code 785 ^Top^
Wheatsheaf : Destroyed 1936 NOW City Hall
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    14 - 16 Bethel Street
    (North side)
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - YCY

General Remarks :-
1648 date from
The Great Blowe

 pre-1648
to
Apr. 1928		 Empty
Research :   Market 785
 
7.     Identity code 311 ^Top^
Goldbeaters' Arms : Destroyed NOW Fire Station
Brewery Tie : (orig.) Free

    20 Bethel Street
    (North side)
    Bell's Yard
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - Morgan's (by 1867)

General Remarks :-
and see Twelve Bells

Beerhouse (1836)

 1836
to
1886
(dropped)		 Empty
Research :   History 311
 
8.     Identity code 161 ^Top^
Coachmakers' Arms : Destroyed Spring 1933 NOW Fire Station
Brewery Tie : (orig.) Free

    36 Bethel Street
    (North side)
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - S & P (by 1845) 1806
to
Mar. 1928		 Empty
Research :   Photo 161

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