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48 DEREHAM ROAD
DISTILLERY STREET
HEIGHAM BEERHOUSE CLOSED 08.01.1964
NORWICH LICENCE REGISTERS PS 1/8/1 to PS 1/8/4  (1867 - 1965)
YOUNGS & Co by 1867
SEAMAN & Co  
E. H. BETTS by 1872
STEWARD, PATTESON, FINCH & Co 1878
Licensees :
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MARY BALDWIN
widow
1829 - 1830
JONATHAN BURDETT
& brewer
age 40 in 1841
by 11.1830 - 1845
WILLIAM BALDWIN
age 25 in 1851
1850 - 1854
H. CHETTLEBOROUGH 1856
ANDREW WILLIAM  SPRATT 1856 - 1858
E. NICHOLLS 1859 - 1865
MARY ANN NICHOLLS by 1867
EDWIN HENRY BETTS
& cab driver
13.10.1868
ALFRED HERBERT FULLER 10.01.1877
ROBERT GEORGE COLLETT 05.09.1877
JAMES NEWTON 10.10.1877
CHARLES PRETTY 24.10.1877
JAMES AINSLIE 29.04.1878
ROBERT BUTCHER 26.06.1888
HENRY JEFFRIES 16.09.1888
ROBERT BUTCHER 19.02.1889
GEORGE ANDREWS 26.03.1889
ROBERT RIX 10.10.1891
HENRY JEFFRIES 10.10.1892
THOMAS HOLLAND 19.11.1895
CHARLES HENRY LAMBERT 17.11.1896
WALTER SAMUEL PARRY 16.11.1897
LOUIS HARRY MARTIN 17.12.1901
Accused 26th April 1902 of having sold intoxicating liquors during prohibited hours on 20th April. Mr. Martin claimed that the two men found drinking in the house were old cycling friends and were there as guests. Case dismissed.
CHARLES JOHN MORGAN
See below
30.12.1902
JAMES THOMAS McDOWALL
Licence confirmed 12.05.1903
Protection order 09.04.1903
WILLIAM JOHN GOLDEN 16.06.1903
ALTHEA SOPHIA MARSHAM 11.02.1915
ALBERT EDWARD MARSHAM 06.04.1925
ARTHUR EDWARD BROWNE 04.01.1927
WALTER GEORGE LINCOLN 03.01.1928
Convicted 24.05.1930 of selling out of hours.
Fine £2 or 21 days detention.
ELIZABETH LINCOLN 12.10.1937
Convicted 16.12.1937 of selling out of hours.
Fine £1.
JOHN THOMAS WALKER 08.02.1938
SAMUEL GEORGE WILLIAM CROWE 06.11.1945
JOHN DENNIS 12.02.1952
LILY MAY DENNIS 26.11.1963



  On Thursday 9th April 1903, the brewers Steward & Patteson applied for a protection order to be granted to Mr. McDowell.
Mr. Charles Morgan had been arrested the previous day, accused of stealing cheques, and had been taken to London.
 
     


Address as Cross-street, Heigham in 1829.

Forthcoming Sale of the Freehold Premises advertised April 1832.

Jonathan Burdett, innkeeper of Distillery Street was to appear in the Norwich Court-house 16tgh November 1833 (Bankruptcy?)

Robert Cork, aged 17 and William Cork, aged 18, were accused Tuesday 28th April 1829 of stealing on 23rd March, a silk purse, a five pound promissory note of the Fakenham Bank, £23 in sovereigns and half sovereigns, and £1 in silver, the property of Mary Baldwin, keeper of the Distillery Public-house.
Found guilty, Robert was sentenced to be transported for life, William for seven years.


Robson gives Nathaniel Burdett at the Distillery Gate Inn, West Pottergate Street, in 1839.

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Henry Cage, Charles Sneath and Peter Peel were summoned before the Magistrates on Wednesday 22nd February 1843 accused of stealing four shawls, a neckerchief, three silk handkerchiefs and 12s 6d in money from Mrs Burdett.
It was claimed that the previous day, Peel had distracted Mrs Burdett by ordering beer whilst the others crept upstairs and pillaged the rooms.
Upon being discovered, the two accused jumped out of a window and made off. They were later apprehended by Constable Copeman.
The following day three shawls, and some other items were discovered in a field adjoining the Dereham Road.
With no further evidence against the three, they were discharged.

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As at Heigham Fields 1845

St Benedicts Road 1851 & 1854.

Andrew William Spratt, late of the Distillery Inn, appeared before the court Tuesday 27th September 1859 seeking Application for Discharge from Insolvency. He was remanded until October with total debts of £1,121 11s 6d and credits to the extent of £279 12s 2d.

George Andrews made an application, on Monday 24th August 1891, for a music singing and dancing licence. It was desired to use a room above a stable, detached from the house, for a private dancing class, which was attended by about seventy people. When it was heard that the applicant was leaving at Michaelmas it was said that if the new tenant wished to pursue the matter then, with fourteen days notice, he could apply. The application was withdrawn.

Severely damaged by enemy action 27/29.04.1942.

74 barrels of beer sold in final year of trading.

Closed 08.01.1964











House No. 488 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:-
 
 
S&P No Draught Cider
Darts Conveniences 3 (5 being the best)
  Canned Music
Fine pin-ups.
As at Eaton Cottage, the toilets are Corporation run.