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North-West (inner) : Heigham

Division 6 : Area 1

Distillery : group 2

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

 Meaning of symbols
This area is the fairly narrow escarpment between -
  • Earlham Road (Group 1), to the South; and
  • Dereham Road (Group 4), to the North.
It is also bounded by Grapes Hill (Inner Ring Road)
and Heigham Road.

Much of the area has been re-modelled, mainly for
new housing, in the second-half of the 20th Century.

 

Note :-
Pottergate Street (as opposed to West Pottergate)
is in the Central Area - see West End Group.

Listing
The pubs are listed under -
Grapes Hill; West Pottergate; William Street and Wymer Street
- generally going outwards from Grapes Hill.
A - B - C   order
Brassfounders' Arms : Britannia : Eagle : Free Trade : Paul Pry

Perseverance : Rose Tavern : Saracen's Head : Turk's Head

West End Stores : W. Pottergate Stores : Winecoopers' Arms

 Note :-
  Also see the Grapes Hotel, at the top of Grapes Hill.
 
1.     Identity code 3015 ^Top^
Turk's Head : Destroyed NOW Inner Ring Road
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    Grapes Hill
    (West side)
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - S. & P. c. 1848
to
unknown		 Empty
Research :   Name 3015
 
2.     Identity code 546 ^Top^
Paul Pry : Destroyed Jan. 1970 NOW Inner Ring Road
Brewery Tie : (orig.) Free

    45 Grapes Hill
    (West side)
    Near SE corner
    West Pottergate
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - Bullard's (by 1872) 1825
to
Mar. 1967		 Empty
Research :   Name 546
 
3.     Identity code 1196 ^Top^
West End Stores : Destroyed NOW New housing
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    27 West Pottergate
    (North side)
    W. of Lawrence Street
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - Bullard's

General Remarks :-
Beerhouse
Trade effectively ceased
by August 1905

 1879
to
Aug. 1907		 Empty
Research :   History 1196
 
4.     Identity code 934 ^Top^
Eagle : Destroyed NOW New housing
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    30 West Pottergate
    (South side)
    E. of Nelson Yard
Other names :-
Spread Eagle (1852, 1854)		 Classic Tie - Bullard's 1850
to
Sep. 1935		 Empty
Research :   Camplings 934
 
5.     Identity code 780 ^Top^
West Pottergate Stores : Destroyed NOW New housing
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    32-34 W. Pottergate
    (South side)
    W. of Nelson Yard
Other names :-
New Brewery (orig.)
By 1850 : Nelson Tavern
Lord Nelson (1856,64,68)
c. 1890 : W. Pottergate Stores		 Classic Tie - YCY
     1958 : Bullard's

General Remarks :-
Beerhouse until
1845 at least

 1842
to
Dec. 1968		 Empty
Wine & spirit merchant :- Research :   Salmon 780
Chris. J. Salmon : c. 1842
 
6.     Identity code 664 ^Top^
Saracen's Head : Closed NOW Domestic?
Brewery Tie : (orig.) Tompson's

    73 West Pottergate
    (North side)
    (24 Distillery St.)
    NE cnr. Distillery St.
Other names :-
Turk's Head (1850/52)
1973 : Lion & Castle		 Classic Tie - Morgan's (1845)
     1961 : S. & P.

General Remarks :-
Closed by Dec. 1969
Re-opened 1973

See No. 7 below

1839
to
1997

Picture  53K; 55K

Empty

Research :   History 664
 For the remaining Distillery Street pubs, 
          jump to Item 8. below
   
7.     Identity code 876 ^Top^
Brassfounders' Arms : Destroyed NOW Domestic?
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    West Pottergate
Other names :-
Founders' Arms		 Classic Tie - Tompson's

General Remarks :-
Probable forerunner
of No. 6 above

 1830
to
1836		 Empty
Research : n/a   Empty 876
 
8.     Identity code 821 ^Top^
Winecoopers' Arms : Destroyed NOW New housing
Brewery Tie : (orig.) Free

    13 Distillery Street
    (West side)
    SE cnr. W. Pottergate
Other names :-
Wine Vaults (1872, 1890)		 Classic Tie - S & P (July 1907) 1836
to
Sep. 1962		 Empty
Research :   Address 821
 Note:-
  48 Dereham Road : also see Distillery pub on the corner of that street.
 
9.     Identity code 9955 ^Top^
Free Trade Tavern : Destroyed NOW New housing
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    48 William Street
    (North side)
    SE cnr. Lawrence St.
Other names :-
Free Bridge Tav. (1856)
Free Trade Inn		 Classic Tie - Bullard's 1851
to
Dec. 1928		 Closure
Research :   History 9955
 
10.     Identity code 101 ^Top^
Britannia : Closed NOW Domestic
Brewery Tie : (orig.) Free
      see Research

    41 Golding Place
    originally -
    50 William Street
    SW cnr. Lawrence St.
Other names :-
Sandringham Arms (orig.)
June 1975 : Britannia		 Classic Tie - Lacon's (1896)
     1966 : Whitbread
     circa 1991 : Adnam's

General Remarks :-
Closed & demolished
by 1973 or 1974
Re-built by June 1975
on new site

Closed Apr. 1992
to Feb. 1995?

 1867
to
Jan. 2000

Picture  56K

Empty

Research :   Name 101
 
11.     Identity code 1048 ^Top^
Perseverance : Destroyed NOW New housing
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    William Street
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - ? 1864
to
1865		 Empty
Research : n/a   Empty 1048
 
12.     Identity code 643 ^Top^
Rose Tavern : Destroyed NOW New housing
Brewery Tie : Not applicable

    4-6 Wymer Street
    (North side)
    Near NW corner of
    Distillery Street
Other names :-		 Classic Tie - Bullard's

General Remarks :-
Beerhouse

 1875
to
Nov. 1933		 Empty
Research :   History 643

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