Mitre Tavern Norwich COMPLETED

[elijah]

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.

[fred59]

This is all i can find at the moment...

http://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norwich/mnorwich/ncmit3.htm

[elijah]

Hi Fred59

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

Regards elijah.

[gordo52]

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

[elijah]

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

[gordo52]

the only other picture I saw was of the temporary building on that site on George Plunketts norwich a photographic history of the City

[elijah]

Hi
That is between pubs and as far as I have got to date but thanks again.

Regards Elijah.

[Cherryexile]

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.

[awlangley]

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