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City Centre : East of the Castle

Division 1 : Area 7

Thorn Lane : group 1

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

 Meaning of symbols

Both sides of the (old, destroyed) Thorn Lane are included.

The lane used to connect Ber Street directly with King Street.
The name derives from the church of St. Michael at Thorn,
at the top of the hill; which was destroyed in WWII.

Listing
The pubs are listed from the King Street end; except for
the last three, whose exact locations are not known.
A - B - C   order
Carpenters' Arms : Coopers' Arms : Duke of Fife : King's Arms : Norwich Port

Rose Tavern : St. Bartholomew's Tavern : Ship : Sons of Commerce  
1.     Identity code 673 ^Top^
Ship : Destroyed NOW
Brewery Tie : (orig.) Free?

    Ship Yard
    32 Thorn Lane
    (North side)
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - S. & P. (by 1839)

General Remarks :-
Beerhouse (1839)

 1760
to
post-1865		 Empty
Research :   Research 673
 
2.     Identity code 684 ^Top^
Sons of Commerce : Destroyed NOW
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    Commerce Yard
    30 Thorn Lane
    (North side)
    East of Sons
    of Commerce Yard
    SW cnr. Market Lane
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - Morgan's 1850
to
Jan. 1940		 Empty
Research :   Photo 684
 
3.     Identity code 130 ^Top^
Carpenters' Arms : Destroyed NOW
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    Carpenters' Arms Yard
    33 Thorn Lane
    (South side)
    NE. cnr. Garden Street
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - Bullard's

General Remarks :-
Beerhouse (1937)

 1830
to
Sep. 1963		 Empty
Research :   Landlords 130
 
4.     Identity code 660 ^Top^
(Saint) Bartholomew's Tavern : Destroyed NOW
Brewery Tie : (orig.) Morse

    27 Thorn Lane
    (South side)
    1 Bartholomew Street
    NE. corner of
Other names :-
Thorn Tavern (orig.)
1856 : Bartholomew Tavern
1858 : Bartholomew
Bartholomew Arms (1875)
By 1883 : Bartholomew Tavern		 Classic Tie - Bullard's

General Remarks :-
Beerhouse (1854)
(probably from outset)
Also 1937, 1939

 1851
to
Oct. 1960		 Empty
Research :   Landlord's 660
 
5.     Identity code 641 ^Top^
Rose Tavern : Destroyed NOW
Brewery Tie : (orig.) Seaman's

    25 Thorn Lane
    (South side)
    NW. corner of
    Bartholomew St.
Other names :-
Rose		 Classic Tie - S. & P. (1881)

General Remarks :-
Beerhouse

 1854
to
Sep. 1908		 Empty
Research :   History 641
 
6.     Identity code 730 ^Top^
Duke of Fife : Destroyed NOW
Brewery Tie : (orig.) YCY

    2 Thorn Lane
    (North side)
Other names :-
Toper (orig.)
Topers (1822)
Jolly Toper (1830)
Jolly Topers (1845)
Topers (1879)
Jan. 1890 : Duke of Fife		 Classic Tie - Morgan's (by 1872)

General Remarks :-
Beerhouse (1850, 1859, 1875)

 1806
to
Dec. 1914		 Empty
Research :   Name 730

Pubs of unconfirmed location now follow
 
7.     Identity code 904 ^Top^
Coopers' Arms : Destroyed NOW
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    Thorn Lane
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - N/K 1836
to
1836		 Empty
Research : n/a   Empty 904
 
8.     Identity code 1031 ^Top^
Norwich Port : Destroyed NOW
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    Thorn Lane
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - N/K 1830
to
1830		 Empty
Research :   Port 1031
 
9.     Identity code 3009 ^Top^
King's Arms : Status unknown NOW
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    St. Michael at Thorn
    Parish
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - Free c. 1837
to
1842		 Empty
Research :   Query 3009
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