Record Details
| NHER Number: | 26273 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Horse and Dray public house, No 137 Ber Street |
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Summary
Horse and Dray Public House is a large and almost totally 20th century building, however inside a number of 17th century ceiling beams have been noted. Observations of work in 1997 at the rear of the building noted that a number of medieval layers may potentially lie beneath the modern surface.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2337 0788 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20NW |
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| Parish: | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Horse and Dray Public House, no 137 Ber Street.
The 17th century ceiling beams survive within an otherwise much larger and totally 20th century building.
Information from (S1).
Compiled by R. Smith.
February 1997. Watching Brief.
Observation of works at rear of building.
Noted an undated post medieval culvert and yard surface below 19th century infill and potentially above medieval layers.
See report (S2) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S3).
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 29 April 1997.
2010. Planning application.
The original tavern on this site was the Bull's Head (no. 135) which was redeveloped in 1938 by Morgan and Company to incorporate a commercial shop (no. 137) into the premises and was renamed The Dart Inn.
See (S4).
S. Howard (NLA), 14 July 2010.
Monument Types
- DRAIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- YARD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PUBLIC HOUSE (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD? to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Thesis: Smith, R. 1990. An Architectural History of Norwich Buildings, c. 1200 - 1700. Unpublished Thesis. p 387. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Percival, P. 1997. Results of Watching Brief at the Horse & Dray Public House, Ber St, Norwich. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 218. |
| <S3> | Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1998. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1997. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt I pp 193-210. p 204. |
| <S4> | Unpublished Document: John Shanks Chartered Surveyor. 2010. Design and access statement for the proposed erection of link-way between 137 and 139 Ber Street, Norwich, Norfolk.. |
Related records
| Mon 1306 | Parent of: 137 Ber Street (Monument) |
| Site 609 | Parent of: Horse and Dray public house, 137 Ber Street (Monument) |
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