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Prince Albert
57 DEVONSHIRE STREET HEIGHAM FULL LICENCE CLOSED by 06/2000
NORWICH LICENCE REGISTERS PS 1/8/1 - PS 1/8/4 (1867 to 1965)
MORGANS  
BULLARDS  
WATNEY MANN  
NORWICH BREWERY as recorded 1986
BRENT WALKER  
PUBMASTER  
Licensees :
- -
GEORGE LOVETT
(NEW licence awarded 30th August 1861)
1861
WILLIAM CLARKE
(Went to ANCHOR OF HOPE)
1864 - 1866
14th March 1866 - Fine of 5s and costs for selling out of legal hours. See opposite.
THOMAS PALMER by January 1867
LEMON JEFFRIES 24.12.1869
JOHN GILDEN 30.09.1870
FREDERICK FRANCIS STEPHENS 28.07.1874
WILLIAM GREEN 08.07.1876
Convicted 06.03.1879 of being open out of hours.
Fine 5/- plus 18/6d costs or 7 days detention.
GEORGE EDWARD RIX 30.03.1880
JOHN FULCHER 28.09.1881
EDWARD THOMAS BRITCHER 06.05.1884
THOMAS HENRY BRITCHER 23.10.1902
HERBERT ERNEST JEFFRIES 11.11.1910
WILLIAM BURCHAM 08.10.1912
CHARLES FREDERICK MARRIS 20.11.1928
ETHEL MAUD MARRIS 26.08.1941
GEORGE FREDERICK THOMPSON 13.06.1950
GERTRUDE HARRIETT THOMPSON 08.05.1951
SIDNEY CHARLES ALDEN 20.11.1951
HERBERT JOHN DRAKE 13.07.1954
DUDLEY ALBERT GRIMBLE 30.03.1958
RICHARD FORDER 16.06.1959
ALFRED THOMAS HARRIS 10.05.1960
HARRY DAVIDSON 14.02.1961
WILLIAM LEONARD IMPEY 06.09.1966
RAYMOND PEARSON 04.06.1968
STEPHEN PETER LINCE &
JENNISFER MAY CREW
14.06.1999
JENNIFER HUBBARD
manager
2000

June 1866 - Sarah Banham fined 14s or 14 days for breaking a window of Mr William Clarkes public house. She had gone to fetch her husband who spent all their money there and stayed until 2 or 3 in the morning.
1984

William Clarke was accused of being open out of hours on Sunday 11th March 1866 during the hours of Divine service. The evidence was said to be very vague and Clarke produced two witnesses in support of his denial. Since, however he had characterised the proceedings against him as "villainous", the bench fined him 5s and costs.
The house was then given as the PRINCE ALBERT.

Thomas Palmer was summoned before the Bench Saturday 2nd February 1867 for selling beer out of hours on Sunday 27th January. Police constable Buckle had found the front door open and two men in the tap-room; a glass of ale stood upon a table. The defendant said that his brother-in-law had arrived at the house to take the defendant's children out and had been given a glass of ale by his wife. The Chief Constable elected not to press the case any further and it was accordingly dismissed.

Address as Albert Street in 1868.

Severely damaged by enemy action 18.03.1943.

Morgans sales for 1960 were :-
124 barrels of beer
24 spirits.

Address as 51 Devonshire Street in 1998.

Threatened with closure February 2000


Image by Roger Waters - The end.
Image by R. Waters.

Closed and boarded up by June 2000.

 

  In 1961 the BYSTANDERS FILM CLUB commenced a survey of Norwich public houses.
Unfortunately, by 1968 the challenge remained unfinished and Watney Mann had taken over the local breweries.... Toilet facilities (Conveniences) were rated on cleanliness and general standard.
This house was rated as follows:-
 
 
Morgans   No Draught Cider
Darts   Conveniences 3  (5 being the best)
     
Not to be confused with the ALBERT STORES, a Bullards off-licence, opposite.
The Tavern is ordinary but quite cheery!.
Sells Drambui and provides Cherries which is more than some pubs do.
 
 
  The Norwich Pub Survey of 1986, compiled by the Norwich Society, in association with Norwich City Council, assessed the house:-  
 
Approx date of building Listed Quality Pre-war fittings surviving
External Internal
1850 - 1900 No 4 2 No
Bar and Lounge with painted wall panelling in both.
Modern fittings throughout.

Stood directly opposite the ALBERT STORES.