NHER 63518 (Monument record) - Site of Coffee Tavern

Previously recorded under NHER 1027.

The north end of this range became the site of the Coffee Tavern constructed around 1877 and demolished in the mid 20th century. It was one of the tallest brick structures in the town.
(S1) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 26 September 2006.

(S2) states that the large commercial space on the first and second floors of 98 High Street was home to the King's Lynn Coffee Tavern for many years, from at least 1881 to 1934. The company had two coffee taverns in the town in the early 1880s, the second one being in St Ann’s Street, near the docks. It is known that the St. Ann’s tavern had ten bedrooms, a bathroom, a large reading room, a billiard room, a large bar, and kitchens. It is likely that the High Street tavern had similar facilities, and that it offered cheap hostel accommodation to men and women. There was also accommodation for the manager’s family.
The site was redeveloped in 1935 to become Burton's tailor's shop.
See (S2) for further information.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 23 July 2019.