The original boilermaker was probably Henry Loades.
He was listed as a publican next door to Murrell's Yard
in the 1851 Census.

Henry Dye was running the beerhouse by 1859,
although the address of Upper King Street does
not fit well.

By 1867 Dye was owner as well as licensee.
The property passed to his widow Elizabeth in
October 1873. She held the licence until June 1893.

It is not clear for how long Mrs. Dye owned the
property; and the brewery tie to Morgan's (some time
before 1914) may have been only as lessees.

The Licensing Session of 1908 refers to a
poor widow; although it seems a bit
surprising that she should still be alive?.

At those Sessions, the Bench was advised by
Inspector Windsor that the tenant was a broker by
trade and left his wife in charge during the daytime.

There had been no complaint about the house,
but it was inconvenient, and there were 16 other
houses within 200 yards.

In support of renewal it was said that the owner
of the house was a lady in poor circumstances and
she was desirous that the licence could be continued.
The trade was good and had a big resident and
floating population.

The licence was renewed.

However, the pub was subsequently closed, under
the Compensation Act, on 31st December 1928.

Charles Frederick Marris, licensee from
January 1906 to close, also hired out carts
- for use by market traders.

A photographic record c. 1910 can be found in :
STOREY, Neil R. : Around Norwich, page 10.

Benjamin Smith was licensee by 1863 to February 1894.
He purchased the pub from S. & P. Brewery in 1873.

Before he left, the ownership reverted to the brewery
in 1886. Nevertheless, he was listed in the 1890
Trades Directory, and also as a furniture remover.

He was recorded in the 1891 Census as aged 60.
However, his age - and that of his wife - showed
inconsistencies with the previous two Census returns.

The (sole) record of the Beehive, King Street,
- from the Post Office Directory of 1865 - probably
refers to this pub; under the name B. Smith.

Sadly, the Smith Problem is a well-known one.
A further complication may have arisen :
where the 1864 Directory showed Bell
immediately after a group of pubs called Beehive.

The pub closed, under the Compensation Act,
on 1st September 1908.

A photographic record of 1904 can be found in :
YOUNG, John Riddington :
The Inns & Taverns of Old Norwich, page 83.

The landlord in 1806 was described as a Publican
(i.e. full-timer); which was fairly unusual, and
denotes a rather important house.

George W. Dawson was apparently in place by 1877.
He can be credited with the odd change of pub name
to Hope Stores, although the term 'stores' is often
applied to beerhouses.

The name reverted to Swan sometime after 1905
and before 1911.

Bullard's Brewery were late in arranging
a full licence for this pub.
The licence was obtained on 13th October 1964,
but the pub closed on 17th April 1967.

This pub stood at the corner of a courtyard
once part of a mediaeval merchant's house.

The bulk of the courtyard passed to
Boulton & Paul Engineering; whilst the street
frontage became the entrance to the Lads' Club.

Thomas Lifford was described as a beer retailer
and rent-collector in 1839, when the pub yard was
known as Lifford's Yard.
He may have retired in 1851, when he was 68 years old.

No ownership was given in the 1845 Official List,
indicating a probable Free House.

In 1873 ownership of the pub passed to
Messrs. Grimmer.
Steward and Patteson's Brewery swiftly
replaced them in 1879.

Licence transferred to Beehive, Leopold Road 22.8.1898
Although the King Street pub seems to have had a
full licence, only the beerhouse part was awarded
to the Beehive.

The date of 1898 is clearly recorded; but makes little
sense in relation to the chronology of the receiving pub.

The landlord in 1806 was described as a Publican
(i.e. full-timer); which was fairly unusual, and
denotes a rather important house.

Daniel Rowland was licensee by 1850.
In 1867 the licence renewal was refused,
but granted on appeal.

In this respect Rowland did better than many other
landlords in the "blitz" which - for some reason -
took place across the City in 1867.

Rowland went on to serve until March 1869.

The licence was not taken up in 1873.
This may mean that the pub closed some months
beforehand.

The circumstances may have been very sad,
in that William Hornagold, licensee from
16th August 1870, apparently died a little over
two years later.

In fact Sarah Hornagold was licensee from
10th October 1872. It may well be that she
presided for under a year, as the licence
was dropped in 1873; probably out of despair.

This was one of several pubs of the same name,
in the maritime area of the City.

William Hilling was the landlord by 1822.
By 1839 his widow, Mary, held the licence;
although one Directory mentions Richard.

It was Mary who continued thereafter.
A son, also William, served from October 1868,
but only until July 1869.

The pub escaped closure under the
Compensation Act, on 10th June 1908.

Reference to the Authority was made in February,
but on 6th April a new landlord arrived
(Frank Seymour Andrews).

He went on serving for nearly 23 years,
until the pub closed in 1931.

Clearly his arrival swung the issue in
just a couple of months.

Licence transferred to Tuckswood,
Hall Road 10.3.1931