The Trowel and Hammer.
The most interesting thing about this pub is the information we learnt from Dom at The Coachmakers Arms that it may have been a mass grave site from the 14th century plague. Many people tried to hide from the black death within Norwich’s city walls but the rats and fleas were not overcome by this. The plague killed a quarter of Europe population and half of Norwich, England’s 2nd biggest city, in 20 long years therefore there’s quite a few places where plague pits must be in the area.
The atmosphere of this soul gouged pub must be on par with the plague doctor’s Christmas party. It has a pleasant outside look, we liked the name on top of the fences but it’s nothing too special. Inside looks like it’s has just been completely whitewashed and then never properly refurnished. The walls are like the faces of a Love Island auditioning que, far too many blanks with no clues of any depth or character. There was some ok furniture that with some TLC wouldn’t look out of place in an old traditional pub but after everything else has been revamped it really shows their age and we were left wondering why it wasn’t changed with the rest.
Conjoined to the end of the bar is a pizza kitchen which looks a bit out of place, like it has been copied and pasted out of the local kebaby. This looks like it has had the same clean refurbishment treatment as the rest of inside. In the case of a kitchen is quite reassuring but within eyeline at the bar the bright glow of the clinical fluorescent tube lights it is quite distracting.
Entertainment
Imagining if you would be able to notice the difference if the plague struck again. Also pool and darts.
Drinks
We spotted nothing exciting.
Rating
2.2 pints out of 10
Pubs of Norwich 
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