In the past, Carbrooke had four, possibly five, pubs.
With the closure of its village pubs, Carbrooke lacked such an amenity for many years, but during the 1990s, the Village Club installed a ‘snug’ in the Village Hall and opened a bar that operates on Friday evenings, some Sunday afternoons, and during events.
Some of the following information is from www.norfolkpubs.co.uk an organisation attempting to log all Norfolk Pubs, past or present.
The Crown Public House – Closed 1969
Now ‘Crown House’ a private dwelling – off Church Street / Meadow Lane.
Closed in 1969. It had a Full License.
Steward & Patteson report, prepared for Watney Mann June 1969 recommended immediate closure. It was reported that the house was `Off main street and hard to find…..Toilet accommodation dreadful and Sanitary Notice had been received from Local Authority’.
The Jolly Farmers – Closed 1912
A beerhouse -Address as Manor House Lane in 1841, by Manor House, (presumed to now be Wood Farm), Church Street in 1861, Bridge Road 1871 and Broadmere Road 1881.
(Now North Farm Broadmoor Road). Used for committee meetings in early 1900’s. Closed as a pub, about 1912.
The White Hart – Closed c1930
Now White Hart Cottage opposite the church
Beerhouse. Closed c1930.
Various views of Church Street with The White Hart (under sign) c1906 Picture Courtesy of www.norfolkpubs.co.uk
White Horse / The Flying Fish – Closed c2022
Norwich Road, originally the White Horse beer house until it was rebuilt in 1938 when it was granted a full license to cater for the service men at RAF Watton and renamed the Flying Fish.
Three Horse Shoes – Unknown
Three Horse Shoes: As advertised 1773 – Adjacent to Turnpike between Watton & Hingham, with Barn, Stables and Land.
There is a possibility that this may have later become the White Horse
Possibly at Scoulton, near the bus shelter on Norwich Road.
Taken from wikipedia
”The Beerhouse Act” enabled anyone to brew and sell beer, ale or cider, whether from a public house or their own homes, upon obtaining a moderately priced license of just under ₤2 for beer and ale and ₤1 for cider, without recourse to obtaining them from justices of the peace, as was previously required. The result was the opening of hundreds of new pubs throughout England, and the reduction of the influence of the large breweries. According to the Act, Parliament felt that it was
… expedient for the better supplying the public with Beer in England, to give greater facilities for the sale thereof, than was then afforded by licences to keepers of Inns, Alehouses, and Victualling Houses. “
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