16th Oct 1829
To his friends & public Thomas Hunt, late of the Marlborough’s Head having entered into the King William Upper Brown St, extends a warmest welcome.
An advertisement on 14 January 1838, saw the premises Lord Melbourne, previously known as King William, up for auction.
22 September 1838, saw the premises to be let or sold.
6 June 1840, Lord Melbourne to be let.
JR then claims that the name was changed to the Derby Arms.
There is no evidence of this but JR may be right, The landlords were: 1841, John Hester. 1842, Joseph Haddon who charged five men of entering the Melbourne inn and beating him black and blue. The men called witnesses, who said Haddon was well intoxicated and started the fight. Magistrates said Haddon’s injuries were unfortunate but in view of the witnesses he had brought it on himself, so dismissed the case.
1843, Robert Simms. Whites Directory of 1846 lists Lord Melbourne with R. Simms victualler, it seems around then that the name change occurred.
1848, Thomas Allen. The Derby Arms licence lapsed in 1854 when the pub was pulled down to make way for a new warehouse.