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Owner John Day St MARTIN at OAK

John Day is described in 1783 as a Woolfactor and Beer Brewer at 38 Bethel Street.
With a Warehouse at 39 Bethel Street and the
Brewing Office at 94 Coslany Street.
John Day, Sheriff of Norwich in 1783, died Thursday 11th September 1794 - age 54.

The PORTER BREWERY, of John Day & Son, St. Martin's, 20th May 1791 offered:-
Porter, ready for Sale and delivered to Families at 27s a Half Hogshead, or 27 Gallons.
(1½ d per pint)
To City Victuallers at 34s per Barrel.
To the Country, 35s per Barrel.

All persons indebted to the Estate and Effects of John Day, deceased, Beer Brewer and Wool and Yarn Factor were desired to pay their respective debts according to a notices published 18th and 25th October 1794 and again 8th November 1795.

The brewery and dwelling house of John Day, along with several other properties were offered for sale
as advertised in the Norfolk Chronicle of 11th October 1794.
(Also advertised 18th & 25th October plus 1st, 8th & 11th November 1794)

An auction of County houses was advertised in the Norfolk Chronicle of 2nd May 1895 to take place on 9th May 1795.

It would appear that the majority of Lot 1 went unsold in the first sale.
There was a third auction advertised in the Norfolk Chronicle of 17th June 1797.
At this later auction Mr John Morse purchased Lot 1.

1794 SALE - Norwich

Lot 1 consisted of :-
Dwelling House, Brewing Office and following estates in Norwich.

Bird Cage - St Swithin
Black Horse - St George Tombland
Black Swan and tenements - St Andrew
Blackfriars & tenements - St George Colegate
Buck & Tenements - St Martins at Oak
Castle and tenements - St James
Cellar House - St Martins at Oak
Chequer - St Gregory
Crown & Sceptre - St Michael at Coslany
Dolphin - St Mary
Eight Ringers and tenements - St Michael Coslany
Fountain - St Benedict
Globe - Heigham
Half Moon and tenements - St Peter Southgate
Horns - St Julian
Horse & Groom - Back of the Inns
King Alfred - St John Timberhill
Kings Head - St Benedict
Lord Camden - St Gregory
Queen Caroline - St Martins at Oak
Pheasant Cock and tenements - Ber Street
Prince Ferdinand & tenements - St Julian
Robin Hood and tenements - Pockthorpe
Roe Buck - St Gregory
Rose - St Peter per Mountergate
Shoulder of Mutton and tenements - St Stephens
St Johns Head - St Michael Coslany
Tiger and tenements - St Stephen
Toft's Gardens - St Clement
Trumpet and tenements - St Stephen
Two Brewers - St George Colegate
Wherry & tenements - St Peter per Mountergate
White Lion - St Paul
The greater part are freehold and the remainder are leased for a long term of years.

ALSO
The leasehold interest of the said Mr Day for sundry short term of years in the under-mentioned estates in Norwich.

Anchor - St Martin at Oak (Anchor of Hope ?)
Boars Head - Quay Side
Bellman - St Peter Mancroft
City of Norwich - All Saints
Cock - Lakenham
Cow & Hare - Heigham
Dolphin - Heigham
Dove Tavern, dwelling houses & shops - St Lawrence
Dun Cow & capital Malt House in Fullers Hole,
Elephant and Chambers - St Saviours
George Inn - St Stephen
Golden Ball - Castle Ditches
Golden Lion - Brazen Doors.
Greenland Fishery - St Mary at Coslany
Hope & Anchor - St Lawrence
Jack of Newbury & dwelling house - St Clement
Jolly Farmers - St Martin at Palace
Kings Arms - St John Sepulchre
Red Well - St Michael at Plea
Roebuck - St Martin at Palace (See Buck)
Two Quarts - St Stephen
Two valuable meadows at back of Brewing Office - Heigham
Turks Head and stands - Weavers Lane
Wheel of Fortune - St Edmunds
White Lion - St Mary
60 comb steep - St Martins Gates


There are twenty other public houses in Norwich connected with the office hired by Mr Day from year to year and the present number of Drawers for the office in Norwich is eighty.

TOGETHER with this lot will be sold 83 licences appropriated
(with the consent of the Corporation of Norwich) to St Martins Brewing Office

The situation and extent of these premises being so well known, render any further description unnecessary.

1794 SALE - County

Also the following Freehold and Copyhold estates in Norfolk, Late of Mr Day, in separate lots:-

Lot 2 - White Horse - Crostwick
Lot 3 - White Horse - St Faiths (White House ?)
Lot 4 - Cock - Upton
Lot 5 - Falcon - Limpenhoe
Lot 6 - Recruiting Sergeant - Dereham
Lot 7 - Swan - Costessey
Lot 8 - George - Catton
Lot 9 - Foldgate - Whitwell
Lot 10 - Horseshoes - Bassingham (Bessingham)
Lot 11 - Swan - Guist
Lot 12 - George - Elmham
Lot 13 - Bull - Tuddenham
Lot 14 - Rose & Crown - Wymondham
Lot 15 - Woodhouse's Arms - Wicklewood (See Kimberley Arms)
Lot 16 - White Horse - Cawston
Lot 17 - Kings Head - Hoveton
Lot 18 - White Horse - Trowse
Lot 19 - Adam & Eve - Carlton (Carlton Rode)
Lot 20 - Queens Head - Bunwell
Lot 21 - Chequer - Hoe
Lot 22 - Ram Inn - Bawdeswell
Lot 23 - White Horse - Edgefield
Lot 24 - White Horse - Stibbard
Lot 25 - Horseshoes - Worthing
Lot 26 - Greenland Whale Fishery - Yarmouth

Many of the county houses have been lately rebuilt and are in excellent repair.

ALSO
The leasehold Interest of the said Mr Day for a short term of years in the following estates in Norfolk, in Lots:-

Lot 27 - Red Lion - Eaton
Lot 28 - Black Horse - Swannington
Lot 29 - Kings Head - Acle
Lot 30 - Blue Boar - Sprowston
Lot 31 - White Horse - Aylsham

 

 

 

(Lots 13, 16, 17 & 22 were purchased by John Patteson)


For terms, prices and particulars enquire of Mr Ganning, sole executor of Mr Day, or Mr John Grand, Solicitor, St Giles Street, Norwich.

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The 1795 sale
Held at the Angel Inn, Market Place, Norwich.

  1

Swan - Guist

 
2 Bull - Tuddenham
3 Ram - Bawdeswell
4 Foldgate - Stibbard
5 Horse Shoes - Worthing
6 Foldgate - Whitwell
7 Horse Shoes - Bassingham (Bessingham)
8 Chequer - How
9 White Horse - Edgefield
10 White Horse - St Faith's
11 Falcon - Limpenhoe
12 George - Catton
13 White Horse - Cawston
14 Woodehouse's Arms - Wicklewood
15 Adam & Eve - Carlton
16 Half Moon - Bintry
17 Greenland Whale Fishery - Gt. Yarmouth
18 Black Horse - Swannington - Leasehold
19 Kings Head - Acle - Leasehold
20

White Horse - Aylsham - Leasehold.

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The 1797 sale

Norfolk Chronicle 17th June 1797 (Also advertised 24th June plus 1st & 8th July 1797)
To be sold by auction on Thursday 13th July next at the Angel Inn in the Market place, Norwich

IN ONE LOT

St Martin's Brewery late the property of Mr John Day, deceased.

Also the following DRAWING HOUSES in Norwich and Norfolk, late of Mr Day, and connected with the Brewing Office.

Anchor - St Martin at Oak (Anchor of Hope ?)
Bellman - St Peter Mancroft
Bird Cage - St Swithin
Black Horse - St George Tombland
Black Swan and tenements - St Andrew
Boars Head - Quay Side
Buck & Tenements - St Martins at Oak
Castle and tenements - St James
Cellar House - St Martins at Oak
Chequer - St Gregory
City of Norwich - All Saints
Cock - Lakenham
Cow & Hare - Heigham
Crown & Sceptre - St Michael at Coslany
Dolphin - Heigham
Dolphin - St Mary
Dove Tavern, dwelling houses & shops - St Lawrence
Dun Cow & capital Malt House in Fullers Hole,
60 comb steep - St Martins Gates
Eight Ringers and tenements - St Michael Coslany
Elephant and Chambers - St Saviours
Fountain - St Benedict
George Inn - St Stephen
Globe - Heigham
Golden Ball - Castle Ditches
Golden Lion - Brazen Doors.
Greenland Fishery - St Mary at Coslany
Half Moon and tenements - St Peter Southgate
Hare & Cat - St James (Not mentioned 1794)
Hope & Anchor - St Lawrence
Horns - St Julian
Horse & Groom - Back of the Inns
Jack of Newbury & dwelling house - St Clement
Jolly Farmers - St Martin at Palace
King Alfred - St John Timberhill
Kings Arms - St John Sepulchre
Lord Camden - St Gregory
Queen Caroline - St Martins at Oak
Pheasant Cock and tenements - Ber Street
Red Well - St Michael at Plea
Robin Hood and tenements - Pockthorpe
Roe Buck - St Gregory
Roebuck - St Martin at Palace (See Buck)
Shoulder of Mutton & tenements - St Stephens
St Johns Head - St Michael Coslany
Toft's Gardens - St Clement
Trumpet and tenements - St Stephen
Turks Head and stands - Weavers Lane
Two Brewers - St George Colegate
Two Quarts - St Stephen
Two valuable meadows at back of Brewing Office - Heigham
Wheel of Fortune - St Edmunds
Wherry & tenements - St Peter per Mountergate
White Lion - St Mary
White Lion - St Paul

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White Horse - Crostwick
Swan - Costessey
White Horse - Trowse

Most are freehold and remainder leasehold for a long term of years. Also the leases of twenty other public houses in the City of Norwich granted to the late Mr Day for sundry short term of years. Also 82 Licenses appropriated with the consent of the Corporation of Norwich to St Martin's Brewery and several Fixtures, Utensils, Vats etc.

 

By the time of the 1797 auction the following city houses had disappeared from lot 1 of the 1794 sale.

Blackfriars - St George Colegate
Kings Head - St Benedict
Prince Ferdinand - St Julian
Rose - St Peter per Mountergate
Tiger - St Stephen

 

Curiously some of the City houses above do not appear in the 1760 / 1807 Alehouse Recognizances