December 1992

19th May 1838 - James Lark thanked his Friends and the Public for their favours received since he entered the Tavern. He had formed an excellent Carriage Road from his House to the Town. At four o'clock punctually, every Tuesday and Thursday, fine Large and Safe Yawls started from the Tavern to meet the different Steamers on their passage.
Wines, Spirituous Liquors, Cider, Young's & Burt's Ales, &c of superior quality.

As the HOLKHAM TAVERN, North Beach in 1836 & 1854.

Advertised To Let, June 1854, with early possession.
Apply Youngs, Crawshay & Youngs, Brewers, Norwich.

For Sale by Auction Thursday 9th September 1858.
The Freehold Property with considerable frontages on Marine Drive and Trafalgar Road.
In a notification published 1st September 1858, it was advised that the sale had been Postponed.

The OLD HOLKHAM TAVERN was demolished in 1874 due to undermining by the sea.

Rebuilt further inland.

Purchased by Bullards at auction on Thursday 24th April 1873 for the sum of £1,560

Messrs Bullards were warned Thursday 27th August 1874, that unless the recently erected house was better conducted, the licence would be withheld the next year.

Known at one time as the GLASS BARREL.
The barrel is said to have been purchased at the 1851 Great Exhibition and by the 1880's was hanging outside.

On Thursday 1st February 1906, an application for a music licence was opposed by some residents of the area who claimed that singing from the Hotel already disturbed the peace of the area.
It was claimed that one lady stayed in one of the houses for eleven months but left on account of the noisy singing.
Inspector Herring said that a complaint about noise from the concert room had been received in June. The room had not opened until July. The hotel was used by the most select class of people. He had kept special observation on the house because of complaints, but found nothing wrong.
The licensee, Mr. Ellis said he would give £5 if noise could be heard two streets away.
Licence granted.
Demolition scheduled for late 2004.

Rebuilt frontage named Gold Rush by 2010.


"Amusements" February 2010

See p. 36 of Gt. Yarmouth In Old Postcards - Vol 2 pub. 1992