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Town House Hotel : 18 - 22 Yarmouth Road

Research :
Immediately post-WWII the hotel appears to have been unlicensed.
An advert in the City Council : Official Guide (late 1940s)
does not mention licensed facilities.
On page 69 it does, however, have a small photo
of the property - taken from across the river.


King's Head : 36 Yarmouth Road

Research :
The pub gardens run down to the River Yare,
as its new name suggests.
There was a bowling green in the early days.

In 1973 the Iceni Druids were still meeting in the
large, self-contained function room, on the first floor.

The 1996 extension, for the restaurant, was funded
by Whitbread; who still held the property at that time.


Buck : 55 Yarmouth Road

Research :
This well-known, landmark pub is adjacent
to the churchyard of St. Andrew's church,
and opposite Thorpe Green and the river.

A photographic record can be found in :
TEMPLE, Clifford :
Clifford Temple Remembers, page 43;
also in Norwich - Archive Photo Series,
page 69 (same author).

A photograph taken c. 1973 is on page 117 of
NOBBS, George : Pubs to Visit (E. Anglia).


Thorpe Gardens : 45 or 46 Yarmouth Road
Research :

Vincent Jones, in his East Anglian Pubs in 1965,
disputes the build date of c. 1600 and refers to it as
a 14th Century structure; which 'for some reason'
shows the crest of Anne Boleyn.

William Hinsby was landlord by 1830,
until 1836 or 1839.
During his time the pub was also known as
Hinsby's Gardens.

 

By 1969, under Watney Mann, this was one of
the pubs designated as Berni Steak Houses.
This involved creation of an open-plan,
split-level restaurant.

Ken Chapman describes it, in 1984, as -
one of Watney's first split-level, open plan, extravaganzas.

For later developments, see Details.

A partial photographic record can be found in :
TEMPLE, Clifford :
Clifford Temple Remembers, page 63.


Oaklands Hotel : Yarmouth Road

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Red Lion : 127 Yarmouth Road
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S. & P. brewery supplied the free house 1839-1840
(year commencing November).

The landlord by 1850 was John Bright (aged 56).
He was described as a beer retailer; hence 'beerhouse'.
His main occupation was that of farmer,
with 75 acres by 1871.

He (probably died and) made way for John Lancaster
in October 1874; who served until November 1903.
(see Morgan's purchase).

 

The first recorded owner was William Birbeck
of Thorpe, who sold to Morgan's Brewery after 1903.

Herbert Wm. Blyth was landlord from May 1914.
He appears to have perished in WWI, and his widow,
Ethel Ellen, took over in September 1916.

Son, Herbert Henry, served from circa 1920
until June 1947.

At the time of closure, the tie was to
the Vintage Ale Co.


Griffin : 212 Yarmouth Road
Research :

The Griffin relates to the arms of the Paston Family.
The pub may have existed in the 17th Century,
but was first recorded in 1830.

S. & P. brewery supplied the free house c. 1845.
The brewery held the lease by c. 1850, then
purchased the property 29th October 1925.

After spending some 100,000 pounds on a re-fit,
Watney's printed an announcement in their own
house journal, freely distributed.

 

It notably shortens the new 'official' name of
Gunga Din's Old Colonial House.
The article was dated 28th September 1984.

The swiftly succeeding name - the Hungry Fox -
may not have been capricious; as the Fox family
held the licence from Novr. 1916 to February 1957.

The pub is very well set-back from the road, and has
evidently had various extensions built over the years.


The Terrace : St. Andrew's Business Park

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