From a visit from a pair of elephants to brutal murders, these are some of the most shocking events from history that have happened at Norwich pubs.
1. The Angel Inn
The Angel Inn was at the current site of the Royal Arcade from the 15th century until it was sold in 1840, which was reported in the Norfolk Chronicle.
It regularly hosted unusual entertainment, including a pair of elephants in 1685 and Monsieur du Pain visited in 1825 and dipped his feet in boiling lead.
There are still nods to this period today with an angel above the Castle Street entrance.
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2. The Murderers
This pub in Timber Hill, originally called The Gardeners Arms, got its nickname The Murderers from a chilling crime committed there involving the landlord's daughter Millie and her ex-husband Frank.
Suspecting that Millie had moved on with another man, Frank charged around to the pub and attacked her with a heavy brewery tool and she died a few days later on June 4 1895, with his sentence commuted from hanging to life in prison due to his popularity.
3. Lollard's Pit
This popular watering hole along Riverside Road, previously called the King's Arms, got its name from the Lollards - a movement that existed from the mid-14th century and called for church reformation.
As punishment, those involved were burnt at the stake in an old disused chalk pit in Norwich, which is what the pub was built on.
The pub's beer garden is on the former site of the pit and back then the cellar was the holding cell for prisoners.
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4. Adam and Eve
The Adam and Eve by the law courts is Norwich's oldest pub, dating back to the 13th century, and it is said to be haunted by the ghost of Lord Sheffield to this day.
He was killed during Kett's Rebellion in 1549 after being summoned by King Edward VI to defend Norwich.
He was knocked from his horse in Bishopgate and removed his helmet to surrender when a peasant struck him around the head with a cleaver and he died from his injuries.
5. The Bell Hotel
The Bell Hotel, now a Wetherspoon pub, dates from 1485 and later became of the city's most popular coaching inns.
From 1943 to 1945, during the Second World War, the top floor was turned into a dormitory for the American Women’s Army Air Corps.
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