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City Centre : Market and Mall

Division 1 : Area 6

Farmers : group 10

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

 Meaning of symbols

These pubs were to be found along Farmers' Avenue,
now largely subsumed into the Castle Mall development
(Southern block only).

A late-19th C. photo of the street appears in
CLUER & SHAW : Former Norwich, page 21.
The same photo is on page 10 of ANDERSON & STOREY :
Norwich : 80 years of the Norwich Society.

PLUNKETT, George : Commemorative Collection shows
WWII preparations near the Eastern end of the Avenue (page 70).

Listing
The pubs are listed starting from the Bell Hotel end;
although that pub itself is in Group 12.
A - B - C   order
[Bell Hotel] : Bricklayers' Arms : Cattle Market Inn : Jolly Farmers

Napier Tavern : Plough : Weighing House  
 Note :-
  Orford Street, by Farmers' Avenue : The Bell Hotel.
    See Group 12.
 
1.     Identity code 501 ^Top^ News  see NEWS
Napier Tavern : Closed NOW   Basement  Bar & Restaurant
Brewery Tie : N/K

    1 Farmers' Avenue
    Opp. The Bell
    NR1 3JX
Other names :-
Boston's Wine Bar
1998 : Owen's Cafe Bar
by Nov. 2007 : Traffik
June 2009 : Blind Pig
    (speakeasy)
Oct. 2010 : Over de Flame
by March 2011 : Basement		 Classic Tie - Morgan's

General Remarks :-
Re-opened 1998
Expensive refurbmt. Sep. 2007

Closed 23.10.08
Re-opened c. 13.06.09 after
another expensive refurbmt.

Closed by 25.11.09
Re-opened 1st Oct. 2010

 1856
to
Jan. 1909
-----
By 1998
to
April 2011		   Open : 11.00 a.m. - 2 a.m.

  Picture  25K

Tel. : 01603 614360

Research :   India 501 Details
 
2.     Identity code 138 ^Top^
Cattle Market Inn : Destroyed NOW Castle Mall
Brewery Tie : See Research

    3 Farmers' Avenue
    (previously 2)
    E. of Half Moon Yard
Other names :-
Half Moon (orig.)
by 1836 : C. Market Inn		 Classic Tie - Cann & Clarke
     (by 1867)

General Remarks :-
Later, Messrs. Boston's

 1760
to
Nov. 1891		 Empty
Research :   Puxley 138
 
3.     Identity code 1163 ^Top^
Weighing House : Destroyed NOW Castle Mall
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    Farmers' Avenue (?)
    St. Michael @ Thorn Ph.
Other names :-
Weighing Scales
Weighing Machine (1811)		 Classic Tie - N/K 1806
to
1811		 Empty
Research : n/a   Empty 1163
 
4.     Identity code 386 ^Top^
Jolly Farmers : Destroyed WWII NOW Castle Mall
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    5 Farmers' Avenue
    E. of Osborne Square
Other names :-
(orig.) Three Farmers
By 1806 : Farmers
By 1811 : Jolly Farmers		 Classic Tie - YCY
     1958 : Bullard's

General Remarks :-
Re-opened Apr. 1944
2 years after war damage

WW II

 1760
to
Feb. 1962		 Empty
Research :   Photo 386
 
5.     Identity code 97 ^Top^
Bricklayers' Arms : Destroyed c. 1964 NOW Castle Mall
Brewery Tie : (orig.) Free

    9 Farmers' Avenue
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - S & P (by 1867)

General Remarks :-
6-day Licence 1873 - 1877

 1836
to
c. 1890		 Empty
Research :   History 97
 
6.     Identity code 566 ^Top^ EXTANT PUB   Extant Pub
Plough : Free House
(de facto tie to Adnam's)
     Also see Details NOW		   Number 12
  Restaurant - Mediterranean
    (Listed as)
Brewery Tie : See above

    12 Farmers' Avenue
    NW corner of
    Golden Ball Street
Other names :-
Plough & Horses (orig.)
1839 : Plough
Plough Inn (1842)
Feb. 1973 : La Rouen
Dec. 2000 : Le Rouen
May 2008 : Number 12		 Classic Tie - Morgan's (1853)
     1961 : Bullard's
Later : Inntrepreneur
Jun. 1997 : Spring Inns

General Remarks :-
Built in 17th C.
Grade II Listed

Closed Jul. 1941 - Oct. 1946
Closed during erection
of Castle Mall from 1995
Extensive re-furbmt. 1999/2000
Re-opened early Dec. 2000

Re-furbmt. by May 2008

WW II

 1822
to
Present		   Picture  26K and 8K

Tel. : 01603 611135

Research :   History 566 Ties

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