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29 KITCHENER ROAD
 corner of BELVIDERE ROAD		 St NICHOLAS WARD FULL LICENCE CLOSED
Gt. YARMOUTH LICENCE REGISTERS Y/CJ/31 & Y/CJ/32 (February 1903 - February 1953) & PS 18/14/2 (1953 - 1973)
Mr. J. T. BURTON / BURSTON Owner by at least 1879  (Also found as BUSTON)
COLCHESTER BREWERY Co Leased by 1880
LACON & Co by 1928
Licensees :
THOMAS W CLEMENTS
Age 41 in 1871		 1869 - 1875
GEORGE PLATTEN 1877 - 1879
Monday 11th August 1879 - Fine of £5 and costs for being open for the sale of beer at illegal hours on Sunday 27th July. Or in default, two months' imprisonment.
(Had been fined several times before)
Licence renewal of Mr. Platten refused 11th August 1879, but granted to owner Mr. J. T. Burton who was to find a new tenant.
GEORGE PLATTEN junior 28.11.1879
WILLIAM THOMPSON 1881
HENRY CHASTNEY SIMMONS 1884
Friday 4th April 1884 - Accused of setting fire to the house with the intention of destroying it.
Wednesday 9th April 1884 - Bailed on £100 and two sureties of £50 each. Committed to trial at the Norfolk Assizes.
Outcome to be determined...
JOSEPH De NANT 1885
Monday 20th July 1885 - Bound over in £20 and two sureties of £10, to keep the peace for three months, having assaulted and beaten his wife on 16th July.
ROBERT DAVID KENT (?) to 11.1885
WILLIAM SMITH 13.11.1885
ROBERT DAVID KENT 1888
GEORGE SIMPSON CLEMENTS 1890
JOHN GILES by 1892
WILLIAM LOVICK 21.08.1903
BEN RILEY 19.05.1908
FREDERICK JAMES GIBBS 29.10.1909
ETHEL HARRIETT GIBBS 22.09.1916
FREDERICK JAMES GIBBS 13.06.1919
SIDNEY WILLIAM BUCKLE
Brewery representative?
See opposite		 22.10.1940
THOMAS SIDNEY FLETCHER 12.12.1944
FRANK MORRIS ENGLAND 07.06.1960
DOUGLAS KENNETH BEAN 05.11.1963
CLIFFORD HARRY SILLIS 22.07.1971


c1930 image - Thanks to Colin Tooke

Previously the NORTH END RETREAT 

The BELVIDERE GARDENS 1869, 1875 & 1881

Address as Cemetery Road in 1879, 1888 & 1892.

29 Kitchener Road in 1937 & 1961

For Sale by Auction Thursday, 5th October 1882.
To Let with Immediate Possession, 28th October 1882.

Belvidere Tavern, Cemetery Road, To Let with Immediate Possession, as advertisement Saturday 20th June, 22nd August, 5th September and 26th September 1885.

Closed for the duration of the war, 1940 to 1944.

Signage by Lacons in 1972, when offered For Sale, premises and land, show the name to be the BELVEDERE.


Converted into accommodation in 1970's

Licence not renewed 11.02.1972




See p. 40 of `Gt. Yarmouth Revisited ' pub 1996