Pubs Past and Present | NORFOLK NIPS
The Market Municipal buildings demolition on 16 June 1938 and inset, Sir Toby’s today.
PUBS PAST AND PRESENT I’ve always liked old photographs and seeing how places have changed over the years. I started doing some research into a few photos and I wanted to share what I discovered in the hope other people are interested in our former pubs and the history of our current pubs.
pretty much unchanged. And one of Norwich’s newest pubs, and probably it’s smallest, which sits on the site of the old Municipal Buildings, demolished in 1938.
I’ve always lived in Norwich and visited most of the pubs, and also like to explore other cities and towns. In 2018 I visited 212 different pubs. I’m by no means an historian and I’d love to hear from readers if they know more about any of these pubs.
I found this old picture and was fascinated. Many of you like me, would have known this as the former Adnam’s pub The Horse and Dray, now a Chinese restaurant since its closure in 2010. I never knew it was called the Dart and I love the quirky style. Norfolkpubs. co.uk tells me it started life pre 1802 as the Blue Last becoming the Bulls Head until 1938 and penultimately the Dart up to 1977.
I’ve started with two historical pubs which no longer exist, but their buildings remain
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THE DART, BER STREET
