Like many other towns and cities, Norwich has long had large numbers of public houses. In the 1880s there were over 450 pubs within Norwich’s city walls. Many would have been tiny alehouses occupying little more than the downstairs room of a house. Since this time a combination of legislation, war time raids and changes in culture have led to many closing. Although many have gone, they have not been forgotten and still contribute to the City’s folklore.
Licensee records for The Earl of Leicester go back as far as 1841. A new building was erected somewhere between 1900 and 1910. This sustained damage by enemy action 27/29.04.1942
Closed and boarded up January 2004.
Threatened with demolition and site development as housing.
Demolition commenced 12.07.2005
in spite of local objections.
` The insides were a 1920's time warp'
According to local resident.
Site still derelict July 2011
The site is now a waste land with a tall permanently temporary metal fence around it awaiting a new life as housing