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46 St. PHILLIPS ROAD NORTH HEIGHAM FULL LICENCE  
NORWICH LICENCE REGISTERS PS 1/8/1 to PS 1/8/4 (1867 to 1965)
STEWARD & PATTESON First licensed 1878
BULLARDS  
WATNEY MANN  
NORWICH BREWERY  
COURAGE  
INNTREPRENEUR  
ENTERPRISE INNS Trading as Ei Publican Partnerships by 2017
Licensees :
WILLIAM HENRY SMITH 10.10.1878
MARY ANN SMITH 13.08.1889
GEORGE ANDREWS 10.10.1891
JAMES FLANAGAN 20.11.1894
SAMUEL STEPHEN MARSHAM 07.05.1907
ANNIE PRISCILLA MARSHAM 07.04.1917
SAMUEL STEPHEN MARSHAM 13.05.1919
ALBERT EDWARD DIXON 26.08.1924
FREDERICK CHAPLIN 22.08.1944
GEORGE EDWARD WATERSON 01.10.1957
BERNARD W R  BOWLES 14.03.1967
LESLIE & MAVIS EDWARDS 24.07.1975
MAVIS EDWARDS 22.03.1977
RONALD GEORGE HOWARD 12.06.1979
MICHAEL DAVID RUST 15.06.1982
DONALD CHARLES WILLIAM McLEAN 12.07.1985
JOHN WILLIAM MIDDLEMISS 27.07.1986
STEPHEN MARLOW 08.08.1989
PETER & TIFFANY EDWARDS by 2010
RUSSELL EVANS &
JOHN LINFORD
Feb 2015
TOM KING &
LUCY BENNETT
managers
to 11.2017
GRAHAM & VICTORIA MacDONALD 12.2017
HARRY & FIONA CRAWLEY 07.2018
-  
SARAH JOHNSON &
JOHN HIND
01.07.2022



1988 - The BELLE VUE - Image provided by Barry Wilkinson.
1988 - Image by Barry Wilkinson


On Tuesday 21st August 1877 the application by Steward & Patteson to remove the licence of the Cock & Pye to a new house to be erected in St. Philips, was refused.
This was in spite of the magistrates hearing that some 300 to 400 dwellings were being erected on 16 acres of land, which had been the property of the late Mr. Winter. The applicants believed a new public house was needed. Those in opposition pointed out that the Alexandra was within  110 yards of the proposed site and the Stafford Arms was within 200 yards. At the time of the application, the proposed house stood by itself in open fields with no dwellings near to it. Only some 50 houses had been built on the 16 acre site.

First licensed October 1878 upon removal of licence from the COCK & PYE.

Damaged by enemy action 27/29.04.1942.

Closed November 2017.
Trading again from 15th December 2017 to Saturday 24th February 2018 and then closed owing to `maintenance issues' which included lack of hot water, heating and drainage problems.

Open again from July 2018.

Closed.

Re-opened 1st July 2022

 

  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:-
 
 
S&P No Draught Cider
Darts Conveniences 2½ (5 being the best)
Canned Music  
Quite cheerful.
By no means dead or dying.
No parking facilities.
Weird floral trellis above bar.
Piano. Grind stone provided on which to sharpen darts (No kidding).
Motto above dart board: "We aim to please, will you aim too, please?"
 
 
  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
c1888 No 6 3 No
Original corner entrance door removed in 1978.
Flat roofed single storey extension to rear of living quarters.
Cornice under guttering, quoins and three semi-circular headed windows either side of old corner entrance.
Three rooms - Bar, lounge and poolroom.
Modern fittings throughout.
Outside, original wrought iron gate and fence remain on one side.