Fire at The Griffin pub in Yarmouth Road in Thorpe St Andrew.
- Credit: Ian Pearce
Fire crews are tackling a blaze at a 231-year-old disused pub in Norwich.
A Norfolk Fire and Rescue spokesman said four fire engines are on the scene of a fire at The Griffin in Yarmouth Road in Thorpe St Andrew.
Crews from Carrow, Sprowston and two from Earlham fire stations were called at 8.43am on Monday and remain at the scene.
Emyr Gough, group manager for central for the fire service, said the initial came from a member of the public at 8.30am.
He said: We have had three crews and the aerial platform. It was a well developed fire.
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6:00 AM December 23, 2020
The empty Griffin Pub on the Yarmouth Road at Thorpe St Andrew. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY
- Credit: Copyright: Archant 2020
The fate of a pub on the edge of Norwich could finally be sealed after a new bid to demolish it was officially lodged.
The Griffin pub, on Yarmouth Road in Thorpe St Andrew, has been vacant since 2017, having been put up for sale by Ei Publican Partnerships in 2017.
Pints have not been pulled there since, but earlier this year a bid to knock it down from London-based asset management company Marlinspike was turned down.
In July, it was placed up for rent as a pub opportunity for £50,000 per year - but now the 231-year-old pub is once again facing demolition after a tenant could not be found.