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Defunct Brewery Livery

3 June 2008

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County Brewery Location Premises Description Contributors Photo?
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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Acle Hermitage Lacon falcon atop the pub pole sign. DT photo 2005 Picture

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Steward & Patteson Ltd - Pockthorpe Brewery, Norwich Barnham Broome Bell A large letter sign on the gable wall - 'S&P' above the pub name. DT photo 2006 Picture

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Norwich Brewery Co (Watney subsidiary) (ex Morgan Brewery) Buxton, B1354 Black Lion Lantern - 'THE NORWICH BREWERY CO' - resurrection by Watneys for their East Anglian operation which ceased trading in 1985. DB 2003 .

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Caister, High Street Green Gate Carved falcon - Lacon trademark - painted green and facing left, within the pediment above the entrance. DT photo 2005 Picture

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Norwich Brewery Co (Watney subsidiary) (ex Morgan Brewery) Caister, West Road Kings Arms Modern plaque with ‘THE NORWICH BREWERY CO. – LOCAL BREWERS SINCE 1844’. DMcD 2005 .

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Steward & Patteson Ltd - Pockthorpe Brewery, Norwich Caister, West Road Kings Arms In two places, lettering crudely carved into the kerbstone: 'S&P' and 'SP'. DT photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Caister, Manor Road Never Turn Back Two plaques with illustration of a falcon and ‘LACONS’ beneath. Also a falcon atop the pole sign. The pub name comes from an inquest in 1901 - "Caister lifeboat men Never Turn Back". DMcD photo 2005; DT photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Caister, 2 Victoria Street Ship Two plaques, each set within a border of red tiles: (1) Illustration of a sailing boat with ‘LACONS’ beneath (2) Illustration of a falcon with ‘LACONS’ beneath. DMcD 2005; DT photo 2005 Picture

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Norwich Brewery Co (Watney subsidiary) (ex Morgan Brewery) Diss, Mount Street Saracens Head Lantern above the entrance with 'THE NORWICH BREWERY CO' and trademark oak tree. DT 2006 .

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Downham Brewery - Castle Hotel, Downham Market (1982-1985) Downham Market, Paradise Road Downham Brewery (former) Premises of the former Downham Brewery at the Castle Hotel. Signs remain. JSe photo 2006 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth East Harling, Market Place Nags Head (Interior) Two tiled fireplaces with beer casks and Lacon falcon illustrations. RB photo 2004-2005; DMcD 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Emneth, Gaultree Swan (Interior) Lacon fireplace. RB photo 2005; DMcD 2005 Picture

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Steward & Patteson Ltd - Pockthorpe Brewery, Norwich Gorleston, 61 Albion Road Albion Wall sign - 'ALBION - STEWARD & PATTESON'S ALES & SPIRITS'. DT photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Gorleston, 12 Dock Tavern Lane Dock Tavern Lacon falcon in a plaque with brick surround. DMcD 2005 .

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Steward & Patteson Ltd - Pockthorpe Brewery, Norwich Gorleston Dukes Head 'S&P' set in to the pavement. There are two instances some five metres apart. DT photo 2006 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Gorleston, Brazenose Avenue Fastolfe Arms On the gable end, a terracotta tile with a Lacon falcon. Set within a wall, a plaque with falcon illustration and 'LACONS' beneath. DT photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Gorleston, Church Road Kevill Arms Drainpipe head amongst scroll work 'L'. DT photo 2003 Picture

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Bullard & Sons Ltd - Anchor Brewery, St Miles Bridge, Norwich Gorleston, Pier Street King William IV Plaque on the side. Lettering: 'BS', 'KING WILLIAM THE FOURTH' and date 1904. The pub was rebuilt by Bullards in 1904, raising it 7 feet to overcome flooding problems (CAMRA guide). CAMRA guide 2003; DT photo 2006 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Gorleston, Magdalen Way Magdalen Arms Two falcon statuettes on the parapet. Either side, two plaques aet in the walls with falcon and 'LACONS' beneath, in oval brick-and-stone surrounds. Falcon on a rainwater head. Car park wall incorporates four panels with falcons, and two falcon statuettes on columns aside the gates. DT photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Gorleston, Pier Plain New Entertainer Two etched windows with Lacon falcons. One etched window with 'LACONS'. DT photo 2003 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Gorleston Pier Hotel Several Lacon falcons in plaster relief roundels on top of columns. DT photo 2006 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Gorleston, High Street Three Tuns On window - gold lettering: 'LACONS ALES'. DT photo 2003 Picture

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Steward & Patteson Ltd - Pockthorpe Brewery, Norwich Great Yarmouth, 22 Salisbury Road Admiral Seymore Etched windows with stylised 'SP' logos. 'S&P' set in the pavement outside the pub. DT photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, 34 Beatty Road Avenue Individual tiles spelling out LACONS in gold set in to the brickwork below the main window of the bar. Panels below the the first-floor windows - on the left: 'E.L.' (for Edmund Lacon); on the right, date 1929. Small leaded windows incorporating falcons. DT photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, Marine Parade Barking Smack At the side of the door and two set in side walls - Lacon Falcons. DT photo 2003 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, 94 Blackfriars Road Blackfriars Plaque set high into the wall, incorporating a falcon and 'LACONS' - in an oval brick-tile surround. DT photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, 62 Nelson Road Central Bricklayers Arms Tiled wall sign - dark green lettering on cream: 'BRICKLAYERS ARMS - LACONS ALES'. Small tile set into concrete forecourt 'EL' (Sir Edmund Lacon). DT 2003; DMcD photo 2003 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, Camden Road Camden Tavern Large bay window with six Lacon falcons in gold, three each side facing PUBLIC BAR sign. Painted blue sign with a Lacon falcon. DT photo 2003 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, 19 Friars Lane Clipper Schooner Tiled panels above the door: a sailing boat in the centre; the pub name each side; ‘LACONS’ above; date 1938 underneath. DMcD photo 2005; DT 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, 123 Mill Road Cobholm Tavern Plaque set above the door in an oval stone surround - with falcon and 'LACONS'. At the front of the pub, two Lacon falcons face inwards either side of the window. DT 2005 .

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, Nelson Road Central Colonel H (formerly Lancaster Tavern) On side wall - plaque with a falcon illustration and 'LACONS' beneath. DT 2003 .

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, 60-61 Crown Road Columbia Carved 'totem pole' sign with a falcon on top. Falcon plaque with 'LACONS', set in a tile surround, on the wall between the windows. Pub is now a Greek Taverna. DT 2005 .

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, Dock Tavern Lane Dock Tavern Atop the pub pole sign - trademark crest Lacon falcon. Above the door - plaque with tile surround and a falcon illustration and 'LACONS' beneath. DT 2003 .

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, St Georges Road Flints Tiled wall sign - brown letters on cream - 'LACONS'. DT photo 2003 Picture

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E Lacon & Co Ltd - W N Burroughs Great Yarmouth, Market Place Gallon Pot Stone tablet inscribed - "Founded by W.N. Burroughs 1772, Destroyed by enemy action 1943, Rebuilt by E Lacon & Co Ltd 1959". Leaded windows have central panels with a tankard illustration on which is a falcon and the date 1772. Note that Burroughs were wine and spirit merchants; research suggests that Lacons took them over and probably where the Gallon Pot stands was the original site of the Burroughs establishment. DT photo 2003 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, Marine Parade Grosvenor Casino Falcon plaque with 'LACONS', set within a window apeture. DT 2005 .

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, Jellicoe Road Iron Duke Plaque with illustration of a falcon and ‘LACONS’ beneath. Two falcon statuettes on the parapet. DMcD photo 2005 Picture

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Steward & Patteson Ltd - Pockthorpe Brewery, Norwich Great Yarmouth, Northgate Street Kings Arms 'S&P Ltd' carved at the top of a stone pilaster. DT photo 2003 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, Alderson Road Lacon Arms Etched window with two Lacon falcons - in side panels facing a central LOUNGE window. In roundel atop the pub pole sign, a Lacon falcon. DT photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, 1 Euston Road Lion Atop pub pole sign trademark crest - Lacon Falcon. On each facing wall, falcons. DT 2003 .

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, Marine Parade Marine Two plaques with blue & gold Lacon falcons and 'LACONS' beneath. (1) Over the door, with a red tile surround. (2) Set in the side wall. DT photo 2003 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, Howard Street South Mariners Tavern Two plaques with Lacon falcons and 'LACONS' beneath. Set in side walls with tile surrounds - one oval, one rectangular. DT photo 2003 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, 10 Nelson Road North Prince Consort In gold on three windows - illustrations of Lacon falcons. Set in a wall, a plaque with a falcon and 'LACONS' beneath - rectangular tiled surround. DT photo 2003 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth Quayside Tavern Lacon falcon and 'LACONS' in a plaque with brick-tile and stone cobble surround. DT photo 2003; DMcD photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, 33 Century Road Salisbury Arms Three windows: the centre one has 'LACONS' in gold; each side a gold falcon facing inwards. DT photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, Middlegate Ship Etched window: 'LACONS'. DT photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, 58 North Quay St Johns Head Plaque with illustration of a falcon and ‘LACONS’ beneath. DMcD photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, 25 Bridge Road Suspension Bridge Plaque with illustration of a falcon and ‘LACONS’ beneath - between two windows with a brick-tile and stone cobble surround. DT photo 2003; DMcD photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, Northgate Street White Horse Within a niche - a Falcon statue; set in a wall, two plaques with falcons and 'LACONS' beneath. DT photo 2003; DMcD photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, Church Plain Wrestlers Arms Set in the wall - a plaque with falcon and 'LACONS' beneath - in an oval brick-tile surround. DT 2003 .

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Hopton-on-Sea, Station Road Turnstone Set in the wall, a plaque with falcon and 'LACONS' beneath - rectangular brick-tile surround. Glass panel above the door with gold lettering - 'LACONS'. DT photo 2003 Picture

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Bullard & Sons Ltd - Anchor Brewery, St Miles Bridge, Norwich Horningcraft, Nr Fakenham Hurdle (de-licensed) Painted on brick - gold lettering on green background 'BULLARDS - ALES & STOUT'. Uncovered during summer of 2003 during renovation, but unfortunately covered again. DB 2003 .

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Steward & Patteson Ltd - Pockthorpe Brewery, Norwich Kings Lynn, Tuesday Market Place Woolpack (former) Corner of King Street, has been converted to a pizza restaurant. Has a wrought iron gate on the King Street side with 'S & P' in the ironwork. SP 2005; WRB photo 2006 Picture

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Bullard & Sons Ltd - Anchor Brewery, St Miles Bridge, Norwich Kings Lynn, Tuesday Market Place Ye Olde Maydens Heade The old brick frontage has two large oval panels with lettering in relief: 'BULLARDS' BOTTLED BEERS & STOUT.' and 'BULLARDS' PURE ALES WINES & SPIRITS'. The panels are different shapes and quite crudely fashioned, and are probably of considerable age. SP 2005; WRB photo 2006 Picture

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Norwich Brewery Co (Watney subsidiary) (ex Morgan Brewery) Loddon, 16 Bridge Street Kings Head Plaque: 'THE NORWICH BREWERY CO' and trademark oak tree. DT 2006 .

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Martham, 15 The Green Kings Arms The window to the public bar has a Lacon falcon in gold. DMcD photo 2005 Picture

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Bullard & Sons Ltd - Anchor Brewery, St Miles Bridge, Norwich Norwich, Tombland (Coles at the) Edith Cavell This did have a 'NORWICH (trademark Oak Tree) BREWERY CO' fascia - but this reported painted out in 2006. However, just discernible under the paint above the window is lettering with 'Bullards'. DT 2003; KH 2006 .

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Youngs Crawshay Ltd - Crown Brewery, Norwich Norwich, Magdalen Road Artichoke Two windows: (1) 'YOUNGS &' (2) 'CRAWSHAY'. Three windows: (1) 'YOUNGS' (2) 'CRAWSHAY' (3) 'YOUNGS'. DT photo 2003 Picture

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Steward & Patteson Ltd - Pockthorpe Brewery, Norwich Norwich, 3 Branford Road Branford Arms or Branford Stores In stone, in black and white above the entrance to the pub is a large panel with 'Branford Stores' and then 'Steward & Pattesons Ales and Stouts'. KH 2007; AH 2007 .

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Norwich, 101 Chapelfield Road Champion An etched window with 'LACON'S ... ALES' . Also a painted board sign on the corner with 'LACON INNS' and a large falcon illustration. KH photo 2006 Picture

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Norwich Brewery Co (Watney subsidiary) (ex Morgan Brewery) Norwich, 147 Churchill Road Cygnet ‘SP Ltd’ emblem in terracotta tiled panel. Modern lantern sign with ‘THE NORWICH BREWERY CO.’. DMcD reports pub demolished 2006. DMcD 2005 .

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Steward & Patteson Ltd - Pockthorpe Brewery, Norwich Norwich, 147 Churchill Road Cygnet ‘SP Ltd’ emblem in terracotta tiled panel. Modern lantern sign with ‘THE NORWICH BREWERY CO.’. DMcD reports pub demolished 2006. DMcD 2005 .
GONE

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Steward & Patteson Ltd - Pockthorpe Brewery, Norwich Norwich, 75 Mount Pleasant Eaton Cottage Three keyhole shaped panels: one with the date 1895, the others with stylised lettering: ‘S&P Limt’. DMcD photo 2005 Picture

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Bullard & Sons Ltd - Anchor Brewery, St Miles Bridge, Norwich Norwich, 49 West End Street Fat Cat - formerly New Inn Leaded window with ‘BULLARDS’ ALES’. DMcD photo 2004 Picture

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Steward & Patteson Ltd - Pockthorpe Brewery, Norwich Norwich, 289 Drayton Road Galley Hill Stained glass leaded windows with lettering in white glass: (1) 'ALES - S&P'; (2) 'S&P'. (Other windows have 'BAR'; 'WINES - SMOKE - ROOM - SPIRITS'.) On the fascia above the windows, in carved timber: 'S&P LTD'. DB 2003; DMcD photo 2005 Picture

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Steward & Patteson Ltd - Pockthorpe Brewery, Norwich Norwich, Green Hill Road Green Hills (former) Etched window with ‘S&P’. Now a private house. DMcD photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Norwich, 22 Junction Road Lacons Arms Stone tablet with raised lettering: ‘E.L & Co’. DMcD photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Norwich, 19 Finkelgate New Inn (former) Two inset tiled panels - from top: Falcon illustration (red); 'THE NEW INN' (blue); 'LACONS' (red). Briefly revealed during renovation, but again covered. In June 2003, converting to a shop. RB 2003; DMcD photo 2003 Picture
GONE

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Steward & Patteson Ltd - Pockthorpe Brewery, Norwich Norwich, Sussex Street Spread Eagle Three-panel etched window with ‘BAR - S&P’ in the centre panel, and spread eagle illustrations each side. DMcD photo 2005 Picture

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Steward & Patteson Ltd - Pockthorpe Brewery, Norwich Norwich, bottom of Elm Hill Turkey Cock (former) Three shields - raised lettering - 'S & P Ltd'. Converted to a shop. DB 2003 .

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Bullard & Sons Ltd - Anchor Brewery, St Miles Bridge, Norwich Norwich, Browne Street West End Retreat Original Bullard's windows, including 'BULLARDS ALES'. DMcD photo 2006 Picture

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Bullard & Sons Ltd - Anchor Brewery, St Miles Bridge, Norwich Norwich, 144 Magdalen Road Whalebone (Interior) On the bar-back; ‘BULLARD & SONS’. DMcD 2005; RB 2005 .

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Steward & Patteson Ltd - Pockthorpe Brewery, Norwich Norwich, 6 St Martin at Palace Plain Wig & Pen 'S&P' in gold lettering in one front window. KH 2007 .

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Steward & Patteson Ltd - Pockthorpe Brewery, Norwich Norwich, Aylsham Road Windmill Carved timber fascia with date 1927 and ‘S&P Ltd’ repeated. DMcD photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Ormesby St Michael, Eels Foot Road Eels Foot Lacon's falcon wall tile set inside the building. DT 2006 .

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Ormesby St Margaret First & Last Two cream tiled signs: (1) 'THE FIRST & LAST - FULLY LICENSED - LACONS'; (2) 'THE FIRST AND LAST - LACONS ALES & SPIRITS'. DT 2003; DMcD photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Scole, Norwich Road Greyhound Stone tablet ‘E.L & Co’. DMcD photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Sea Palling, Beach Road Reef (Lifeboat Inn) Lacon's falcon tile set into the wall on the right of the entrance. DT 2006 .

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Steward Patteson Finch & Co - Norwich Sheringham, Station Road Robin Hood Tavern Possibly late 19c. Has a central gable with a terracotta tiled panel: 'S P F & Co'. RB reports that this brewery was the precursor of Steward & Patteson Ltd, and existed between 1837 and 1895. SP 2005; RB 2005 .

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Stalham, High Street Swan Plaque in a concrete surround, with illustration of a falcon and ‘LACONS’ beneath. DMcD photo 2005 Picture

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Strumshaw Shoulder of Mutton Lacon falcon atop the pub pole sign. DT 2005 .

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Lacon & Co Ltd - Falcon Brewery, Great Yarmouth Thetford, Market Place Red Lion Etched window with a gold falcon. Another with ‘LACONS’ vertically in gold. A stone plaque with a falcon and ‘RECONSTRUCTED BY E. LACON & CO. LTD. 1960’. DMcD photo 2005 Picture

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Steward & Patteson Ltd - Pockthorpe Brewery, Norwich Warham, 69 The Street Three Horseshoes Old screens inside two windows - gold lettering on dark background - 'STEWARD & PATTESON LTD - FULLY LICENSED' and 'STEWARD & PATTESON LTD - WINES & SPIRITS'. Also a pole sign with 'S&P'. DB 2003; SP 2005 .

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Norwich Brewery Co (Watney subsidiary) (ex Morgan Brewery) Watton, 1 Middle Street Kings Arms Plaque: 'THE NORWICH BREWERY CO' and trademark oak tree. A lantern sign above the door with similar features. DT 2006 .

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Watton Brewery, High Street, Watton, Norfolk Watton, High Street Watton Brewery (former) The brewery, which last operated in 1891, is still standing and features: (1) relief lettering 'WATTON BREWERY' in a large stone panel near the top of the building, and (2) a diamond tile with the initials 'RS 1858' (Robert Stephens was a proprietor at the time). DT photo 2006 Picture

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Steward & Patteson Ltd - Pockthorpe Brewery, Norwich Weybourne, The Street Ship Steward & Patteson windows. DK 2003 .

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