NHER 63443 (Building record) - The Harnser

This 20th-century public house was constructed on the site of an earlier building that had lain closer to the road. This had been a public house known as the Carpenters Arms, which is associated with license records that date back to at least the 1870s. Information from (S1).

The Harnser takes its name from the Norfolk dialect word for Heron.

This public house is primarily of interest because it contains a three-dimensional bas relief panel created by the well-known Norwich artist John Moray-Smith; one of a number of commissions for Morgans Brewery he produced from the late 1930s onwards. It is named 'Harnser' in (S2) and so presumably depicts herons.
See (S2) for further information on this and Moray-Smith's other works.

Photos available online include one taken in 2018 that shows what is almost certainly this panel in the main bar area. It is not in focus but nevertheless appears to still be in good condition.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 June 2019.