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33 THORN LANE St MICHAEL AT THORN FULL LICENCE CLOSED 10.09.1963
NORWICH LICENCE REGISTERS PS 1/8/1 to PS 1/8/4 (1867 to 1965)
TOMPSON as given June 1838
BULLARDS  
Licensees :
JAMES BULLOCK 1830 - 1839
WILLIAM DRURY 1842 - * 1850
ANDREW PRINGLE (28)
engine driver		 1851
JOHN WYATT 1854 - 1856
JOHN SPARROW 25.03.1857
ROBERT BAKER 25.03.1858
HENRY BLACKBURN 25.03.1862
Wednesday 1st April 1863 - Fine of 5s costs, or in default seven days imprisonment for committing an assault on Benjamin Rushbrooke of the WHITE ROSE, beerhouse, King Street.
Old licence set aside owing to previously being fined for offences against the tenor of licence - Renewal considered Tuesday 25th August 1863.
DAVID SPOONER 29.09.1864
Mrs H. SPOONER 1865
ROBERT LARTER 24.06.1865
H BRIGGS 25.12.1866
GEORGE CALVER 25.03.1867
WILLIAM TEMPLE 05.04.1870
JAMES SPRATT 30.09.1870
MARIA SPRATT 04.01.1876
ALBERT LOUIS SPRATT 09.05.1899
FLORENCE BEATRICE WOODCOCK 19.08.1913
CHARLES EDWARD BLYTHE 06.04.1936
ARTHUR CHARLES JARY 31.08.1937
BENJAMIN FRED BIRD 11.06.1940
WALTER JOHN WHELLUM 27.08.1940
Convicted 30.01.1940 on 3 cases of selling out of hours.
Fine of 13/4d on each case.
ROSA WHELLUM 11.11.1941
GLADYS ROSANNA DAYNES 08.02.1944
GEORGE ROBERT DAYNES 20.08.1946
GLADYS ROSANNA DAYNES 24.08.1954
to closure

Image by Jack Roberts via Eastern Evening News .
c1969 image by Jack Roberts - via EEN

Located on the corner of Thorn Lane and Garden Street.

For Sale by Auction, Friday, 6th July 1838.
"A brick and tile house containing, bar, tap room, club room, sitting room, large cellars, 3 good bed rooms, skittle ground and offices. Now held by Messrs. Tompson, brewers. Also 4 rooms occupied by Sarah Cattermole, and a room occupied by Mary Tompson as a kitchen...."

Damaged by enemy action 27/29th April 1942

Closed by Bullards in September 1963.

 

  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
A real "pubby" pub in the best tradition - Crowded with characters (God bless 'em!)
Whole place has fine atmosphere which must surely be lost when a place is demolished and replaced.
A dart is stuck at a jaunty angle in the pub sign, real old type cellar and high ceilings.