The former Anchor Inn

Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 13 Jul 2008

Now Bridge House, by the bridge over the River Bure, on Millgate; upstream from Millgate Mill > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/881948. The building existed in 1746 and was purchased by Robert Parmeter in 1771. Described as `A Carriers House containing a Large Parlour, Good Tap and Bar, Stone Paved Cellar, Kitchen and Store Room; Four Bedrooms, Two Attics, Yard in Rear with gates to Road in which there is Stabling for about 20 Horses and a Skittle Ground; Also Good Gardens bounded by River. It also had a herring curing house. The Anchor Inn closed in 1961 and is now a private dwelling house. http://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norfolka/aylsham/aylsan.htm Not having experienced any disastrous 17th or 18th century fires, the medieval street pattern and many or the houses in the historical core of Aylsham have survived and there are 240 listed buildings here (accounting for 20% of all listed buildings in the district of Broadland). The Millgate area to the northeast of the town, however, was developed during the late 18th century, when the completion of the Bure navigation canal (Aylsham Navigation) brought further wealth to the town. One of the important features of Aylsham houses (and buildings in surrounding parishes) is the use of bricks for building, influenced by the nearby Blickling Hall. The development of Flemish bond brickwork and Dutch shaped gables influenced builders in the area and a cluster of early to mid 17th century brick buildings can be found within a five mile radius around Blickling, in an area where flint was the commonly used building material.

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