NHER 62812 (Monument record) - Site of Three Tuns public house, Church Street

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Summary

This was the site of the Three Tuns public house, which first appears in documentary sources in 1665. The building was damaged by bombing in 1941, and the pub closed in 1958.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF61NW
Civil Parish KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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This is the site of the Three Tuns public house. It first appears in documentary sources in 1665. It was damaged by bombing on 12 June 1941, and its licence was revoked in 1958.
Excavations in (NHER 33517) encountered 19th century brick cellars thought to belong to this inn.
Old photographs show this building as three storeys (including attic), or brick with a steep pantiled roof.
See (S1) for further information.
(S2) states that this public house had extensive stabling to the rear and notes that the site was to be cleared to make way for a produce market.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 10 May 2019.

Taken from NHER 33517:
The timbers from the Three Tuns Inn were taken to 5 Chequers Street Grimston (NHER 50018), where they were used to rebuild the interior of the house. They are large with assembly numbers, but not strictly datable.
E. Rose (NLA), 4 April 2007.

  • <S1> Website: Norfolk Pubs. Norfolk Public Houses: Three Tuns, King's Lynn. http://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/kingslynn/tkingslynn/klttu2.htm.
  • <S2> Newspaper Article: Lynn Advertiser. 1959. 'Turned off' on the Market Place. 26 February.

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Record last edited

May 10 2019 11:20AM

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