The Never Turn Back is a grade II
listed public house
A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and wa ...
in
Caister-on-Sea
Caister-on-Sea, also known colloquially as Caister, is a large village and seaside resort in Norfolk, England. It is close to the large town of Great Yarmouth. At the 2001 census it had a population of 8,756 and 3,970 households, the populati ...
, Norfolk, England. It was designed by
A. W. Ecclestone
Arthur William "Billy" Ecclestone (7 January 1901 – 1984) was an English architect and the chief surveyor for the Norfolk brewers Lacons in the first half of the twentieth century. In that capacity, he was responsible for the design of a num ...
in the
Art Deco
Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the Unit ...
and
Streamline Moderne
Streamline Moderne is an international style of Art Deco architecture and design that emerged in the 1930s. Inspired by aerodynamic design, it emphasized curving forms, long horizontal lines, and sometimes nautical elements. In industrial desig ...
styles and built in 1956 (opening the following year) as a memorial to the nine lifeboatmen who died in the
Caister lifeboat disaster of 1901.
Arthur William "Billy" Ecclestone was chief surveyor of Norfolk brewers
Lacons.
Five quirky new Grade II-listed post-war pubs announced.
Phoebe French, ''The Drinks Business'', 18 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1957
Grade II listed pubs in Norfolk
Streamline Moderne architecture in the United Kingdom
Caister-on-Sea
Pubs in Norfolk
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