NHER 63288 (Building record) - The Berestrete Gates, 174 Ber Street

This Public House dates to the mid and late 19th century and has painted brick walls and a pantile roof. It was originally known as the King's Arms, a name which it retained until well into the 20th century.
See (S1) for details of exterior and interior features noted during the The Norwich Pub Survey of 1986, undertaken by the Norwich Society in association with Norwich City Council.

At first floor level on an outside rear (south-east facing) wall is a three-dimensional bas relief panel depicting the Berestrete Gates. This was made by the well-known Norwich artist John Moray-Smith in 1937 and was one of a series of commissions for Morgans Brewery. As with the panel depicting the St Stephen's Gate he made for the Coachmakers Arms it was based on an engraving by Henry Ninham.
Unfortunately the colours of this panel have faded considerably in recent decades.
See (S2) for further information on this and Moray-Smith's other works in Norwich and beyond.

P. Watkins (HES), 8 April 2019.