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BULL & BUTCHER NORWICH B index
131 POTTERGATE STREET
St. GILES HILL
St. BENEDICT FULL LICENCE CLOSED 26.11.1963
NORWICH LICENCE REGISTERS PS 1/8/1 to PS 1/8/4 (1867 to 1965)
STEWARD & CO Leasehold owned by Steward, Patteson, Finch & Co. as documented 1837 / 1851
BULLARDS as recorded 1877
Licensees :
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SAMUEL COLBY
(as Colley 1836, Coleby 1857)
& butcher
age 45 in 1841
(Mrs. Anna Colby died 23rd January 1851)
1836 - 1865
Licence renewed Tuesday 30th August 1853, in spite of being reported open on a Sunday in July at the hour of 1:00 am.
WILLIAM VINCENT by 1867
ROBERT CHAPLIN 06.03.1869
SAMUEL JERMY 27.07.1869
ROBERT BLOOMFIELD 25.08.1871
HENRY HARDIMENT 14.08.1872
WILLIAM SMITH 17.06.1873
CAROLINE DENNY 11.10.1877
CHARLES ALTHORPE 10.10.1878
Convicted 17.04.1879 of selling out of hours.
Fine 2/6d plus 16/6d costs or 7 days detention.
ALVIN ROLL 28.12.1883
ELIZABETH ANNA ROLL 28.02.1891
CHARLES BARNARD 24.06.1894
CHARLES SPARKES 12.05.1896
CHARLES NELSON 17.11.1896
WILLIAM JOHN KIDDELL 09.10.1897
HEZEKIAH BOWGEN 18.12.1900
JAMES WATLING SAMUEL CANN 19.03.1901
Convicted 12.01.1902 of keeping open out of hours.
Fine £5 plus 9/- costs or 1 months detention.
DANIEL LEE 17.06.1902
WILLIAM JAMES HOWES 13.10.1903
Summoned May 1906 for having permitted drunkenness on his premises 30th April. Outcome to be determined...
GEORGE WRIGHT 27.11.1906
GEORGE ROBERT WRIGHT 05.04.1927
Convicted 15.10.1928 of selling out of hours & for permitting drunkenness
Fine £3 or 21 days detention.
ERNEST HENRY NEGUS 12.02.1929
Convicted 10.10.1933 of selling out of hours.
Fine £3 or 21 days detention.
JAMES ALFRED PROBERT 31.12.1940
JOHN EDMUND BRAND 30.12.1941
MAUD MAY BRAND 05.04.1950
HERBERT FRANK CANHAM 11.05.1954
ELIZABETH CANHAM 24.08.1954
LEONARD WOODHOUSE 10.05.1955
BERNARD ERNEST COGMAN 19.11.1957
STANLEY WALTER RUSSELL EDWARDS 11.06.1962




Given by Arderon as BULL & Ye BUTCHER.

As the BULLOCK & BUTCHER, St. Giles Hill in 1836, 1839, 1845, 1850 & 1868.

Address also as Duck Lane and in 1854 as at West End Terrace.

Was located on the North side of Pottergate opposite Wellington Lane, on the West side of Duck Lane.

To Let by Auction Thursday, 24th January 1856.
With Dwelling House, Butcher's Shop, Slaughter House, Carpenter's Shop and large Yard adjoining. In occupation of Coleby.

Mr. Coleby was ordered to pay costs of 7s 6d on Saturday 7th November 1857 having been summoned for allowing his (butchery) premises to be in an unwholesome condition, by suffering offal to remain in the yard and otherwise causing a nuisance. Mr. Coleby said that on the day of the Inspector visiting, there had been a great deal of killing and the refuse had been cleared away. The magistrates gave until Wednesday for the premises to be in a clean and proper state.


Closed 26th November 1963 and licence not renewed 1964.

Demolished to allow construction of the inner ring road.





House No. 199 on 1845 Magistrates list

 

  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:-
 
 
Bullards No Draught Cider
Darts Conveniences 2 (5 being the best)
  Canned Music
Smallest Gents in Norwich.
Juke Box.
Usual collection of shelves, mirrors, vases, Etc.
Local sport entails shooting beer-mats into lamp bowl.