Black Horse, Thetford

Black Horse
The pub in August 2013
General information
Type	Public house
Address	Magdalen Street
Town or city	Thetford
Country	England
Coordinates	52°24′52″N 0°45′13″E / 52.4145°N 0.7536°E / 52.4145; 0.7536Coordinates: 52°24′52″N 0°45′13″E / 52.4145°N 0.7536°E / 52.4145; 0.7536
Construction started	Mid 18th century
Designations	Grade II listed

The Black Horse is a grade II listed public house in Thetford, Norfolk, England. It dates from the Mid 18th century and is constructed of flint, clunch and brick, with a colour wash over plaster, and a roof of black-glazed pantiles.^[1][2]

It was modified and enlarged in the 19th and 20th centuries when the rooms on the ground floor were knocked into one.^[1]

Beer was brewed on the premises until the 1860s (latterly by the proprietor, a Mr John W. Tyrell^[3]), when the pub was sold to Bidwell and Company, then Thetford's largest brewers. Between 1928 and 1936, the publican was G Sweeney.^[4] As of 2015, the pub is run as a free house.

The building was given grade II designation by English Heritage (now Historic England), protecting it from unauthorised development or demolition, in March 1971.^[1]

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