Yeoman Public House
Yeoman Public House
Despite being in Sprowston the building of the Yeoman was more in association with the Norwich City Council housing development than the rapidly increasing residential properties in Sprowston its self. Norwich City Council had acquired the land in 1950, the land itself had had quite a recent history, pre-World War One it had been a cavalry training ground but during the war had been converted into a military airfield. By the 1930s the airfield had become the first Norwich Airport by World War II the needs of aircraft had moved on and the airfield became redundant but the associated buildings became what is now an industrial estate.
Despite the land being acquired in 1950 it was not until 1954 when the post-war restrictions on building finally ended the construction of what was to be known as the Heartsease estate began but not until a surface drainage scheme had been completed. Youngs, Crawshay and Youngs saw the potential customers such a development would provide and duly built the Yeoman. Opened in 1957 with any brewery takeovers it was soon under the Bullard banner which in turn was swallowed up by Watney Mann in its latter years going through a succession of owners. In line with many licensed premises just being a public house was not enough and that profits on food rather than drink made change inevitable. The name Yeoman was abandoned in 2001 now being known as Tommy Ts, an American themed Bar and Grill, this in turn gave way to an American 1920s styles speakeasy now being named Fatso’s and is still trading in 2015 as this.
Tommy T's situated at the junction of Salhouse Road and Falcon Road East.
