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Thorpe Hamlet
95 ROSARY ROAD THORPE HAMLET BEERHOUSE
later FULL LICENCE
CLOSED
NORWICH LICENCE REGISTERS PS 1/8/1 to PS 1/8/4 (1867-1965)
BULLARDS     
WATNEY MANN    
COURAGE from 31.01.1972 to April 1982
FREEHOUSE Freehouse from June 1982.
ENTERPRISE INNS by 1997
? Purchased April 2010
Licensees :
ROGER SHEEDY 1836 - 1842
Mrs RACHEL SHEEDY
age 61 in 1851
1845 - 1858
WILLIAM BANHAM
& cooper
Age 23 in 1861
1861
Tuesday 14th May 1861 - Fine of 1s and 11s costs for having house open for the sale of beer at two o'clock on the morning of the previous Sunday.
EDWARD WICKHAM 25.12.1864
EDWARD WICKHAM     
(son ?)
04.02.1902
LAURA WICKHAM 13.03.1911
Convicted 08.11.1918 of selling out of hours.
Fine £1 or 13 days detention.
ROBERT EDWARD WARD 05.04.1919
WILLIAM ROBERT COOPER 17.10.1933
ELIZA MAY COOPER 09.03.1943
WILLIAM EDWARD GOSLING 31.12.1946
ARTHUR WILLIAM BEAUMONT 12.05.1953
VICTOR LOUIS LARK 17.07.1956
GRAHAM NEEVE to 1975
JIMMY & DEE BROWN 1975 - 1980
DAVID & ANN MORTIMER 1986 - 1992
ANN MORTIMER & DAVID MORTIMER 04.02.1992
ANN MORTIMER & (son) PHILIP MORTIMER 16.05.1995
JENNY WATT by 04.1998
IAN & NINA BUSHELL 2001 - 2003
CARL RILEY April 2009
STEVE O'SHEA August 2009 - 2010

Image by John Walker 2005
2005 image thanks to John Walker

Full licence granted 14.02.1961


Reported August 1988 as providing good beers, friendly atmosphere and with an enclosed garden for the kids.



Closed 1st January 2009 but reopened briefly at Easter.
Reopened Friday 21st August 2009....
Closed April 2010 and `pub equipment' removed.

Proposal to convert into private accommodation granted 21st April 2011.

 

  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
Mid 19th C No 4 3 No
Dull modernisation.
High ceilings.
Copper topped bar counter.