Royal Standard & Light Horse
The Royal Standard86 Baxter Row
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After having been closed for a number of years the Royal Standard re-opened on 9 October 2005. Licensees Geoff and Jayne Fossitt have carried out extensive refurbishment which includes a seperate games room with pool table and large screen TV. Geoff and Jane previouly spent 10 years at the Red Lion, Thetford and 2 years at Wendling Rose.
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The Light Horse was closed by the brewery in 1975 but was re-opened as a Freehouse some years later. Norwich Brewery then took it on again in 1982 and closed the Royal Standard. The licensees, Margaret and Stanley Pettit, moved from the Royal Standard into the Light Horse premises and took the Royal Standard name with them. |
Original Royal Standard October 2005
Name still just visible
Original Royal Standard early 1900's, on the right is Edward Wacey the licensee (1901-1905) (8)
on his right is Sidney Brunton, his son-in-law.
(Photo published with permission of Edward Wacey's granddaughter)
Kelly's 1883 (9) entries
Jacobs, Isaac, Royal Standard, Baxter Row
Rumble, William, Light Horse, & smith, Baxter Row
Another view