Like me you may have had a pleasant drink or two in The Murderers on Timber Hill. But why is it called The Murderers when its sign clearly says “The Gardners Arms”? Here are a couple of films that tell the gruesome story. So who died in this infamous pub and why did they die? What was the murder weapon? The killer handed himself over to the Police but why wasn’t he hanged? It’s an interesting insight into the impact of public pressure in Victorian Britain. The pub also allegedly has a ghost but who is it? To find out more, please select the following link and press play, you may need to move the red bar back to the start, and you can always give the film a thumbs up (the first film is about 20 mins and the second is about 9 mins long:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbCGTeI5Jfc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmK_V3qLr8I&t=8s
For those that prefer a written narrative, here is an EDP article that tells the story of the pub with two names and the gruesome murder that occurred within its walls. Please select the following link to find out more:
https://www.edp24.co.uk/lifestyle/why-is-norwich-pub-called-the-murderers-and-gardeners-arms-1552322
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