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Title: Mitre Tavern Norwich COMPLETED
Post by: elijah on Tuesday 18 August 09 17:53 BST (UK)
hi
I am searching for a picture of the original Mitre Tavern which stood at 131 Earlham Road, norwich, norfolk and was demolished in 1930. It was run by my G G Grandfather Elijah Cole 1824-1885.Can anyone help please.

Regards Elijah.
Title: Re: Mitre Mavern Norwich
Post by: fred59 on Tuesday 18 August 09 20:56 BST (UK)
This is all i can find at the moment...

http://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norwich/mnorwich/ncmit3.htm
Title: Re: Mitre Tavern Norwich
Post by: elijah on Wednesday 19 August 09 16:24 BST (UK)
Hi Fred59

This is as far as I could get but thank you for trying.

Regards elijah.
Title: Re: Mitre Tavern Norwich
Post by: gordo52 on Saturday 29 August 09 13:34 BST (UK)
Did they build another one on the same site called the same name ?

As I used to play Crib and Darts in the Mitre back in the 70s & 80s, was one of my locals.

Don't know if this helps
Title: Re: Mitre Tavern Norwich
Post by: elijah on Saturday 29 August 09 18:30 BST (UK)
hi
This is the current Mitre Tavern, the one I am looking for was demolished in about 1930 and occupied the same site, but thank you for trying.

regards Elijah
Title: Re: Mitre Tavern Norwich
Post by: gordo52 on Saturday 29 August 09 19:09 BST (UK)
the only other picture I saw was of the temporary building on that site on George Plunketts norwich a photographic history of the City
Title: Re: Mitre Tavern Norwich
Post by: elijah on Saturday 29 August 09 20:05 BST (UK)
Hi
That is between pubs and as far as I have got to date but thanks again.

Regards Elijah.
Title: Re: Mitre Tavern Norwich COMPLETED
Post by: Cherryexile on Sunday 27 February 11 16:19 GMT (UK)
Elijah is my 2 x Great Grandfather, via Edward's youngest brother, Walter.

The Mitre (according to family folk lore) was one of 3 cottages, that was transformed into a beer house, and then a pub, by Elijah.

It was a Bullards House and Edward's brother Robert used to paint pub signs for them as a living, before moving first to the Isle of Wight to work for Queen Victoria and then onto New Zealand.
Title: Re: Mitre Tavern Norwich COMPLETED
Post by: awlangley on Friday 23 September 16 18:42 BST (UK)
I have a picture of the original Mitre with my parents (the landlords) outside it together with a customer.  I would be happy to provide you with a copy.   It also appears on several postcards between 1910 and 1930 but they are scarce and pricey.  Also of course there was wall separating the pub from the road  and as most postcards concentrated on the street scene you do not see much of the pub

regards

Tony
Title: Re: Mitre Tavern Norwich COMPLETED
Post by: Cherryexile on Friday 23 September 16 19:05 BST (UK)
That would be brilliant.

My great-grandfather was born there and his father was the first landlord.

Thank you very much.

Neil
Title: Re: Mitre Tavern Norwich COMPLETED
Post by: sarah on Saturday 24 September 16 10:27 BST (UK)
Welcome to RootsChat Tony

elijah has been notified of your new reply :)

Sarah
Title: Re: Mitre Tavern Norwich COMPLETED
Post by: awlangley on Saturday 24 September 16 13:45 BST (UK)
Hi Neil

Your email to me yesterday has somehow been deleted, please repeat

Thanks

Tony
Title: Re: Mitre Tavern Norwich COMPLETED
Post by: Cherryexile on Saturday 24 September 16 15:53 BST (UK)
Tony,

I will send you a private message, but you can use the button on the bottom left of the row (below the BOLD icon) to upload an image if you want to.

Cheers.

Neil
Title: Re: Mitre Tavern Norwich COMPLETED
Post by: elijah on Sunday 25 September 16 21:08 BST (UK)
Hi Tony,
I have sent you a personal message regarding your photo of the Mitre Tavern it sounds just what I have been searching for.


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           Raymon