Photo of map above showing both the Britannia and Marquis of Granby. Everards Brewery – that stood opposite – owned the Britannia in its later days. Everards surrendered the licence for a new beer house off on Paget Street on the 5th of April 1912.
Thomas Farrer was victualler in 1815, Joseph Garner in the 1820s-30. 1840’s Wm Orton to Thomas Hallam 1848. In the 1850s, it was run by John Yates whose widow, Mary took over on his death in 1857. One Mr Spencer was recorded in 1865 as occupier.
1873, the Britannia was auctioned by Tarratts. Accommodation including spacious vaults, 22×12 ft with plate glass window, handsomely fitted smoke room, tap, parlour, capital kitchen and large clubroom. Joseph Flavell became licensee.
The pub was put up for sale again in 1877.
By February 1878, Ellen Faulks had purchased the pub. She proposed to make extensive changes, so auctioned off the brewing plant, f&f etc. and equipped the pub with new fittings. It didn’t last long as within a year she went into liquidation so the pub was again on the market complete with its new refurbishment.
The new owner seemed to be Joseph Willars, and he also became licensee. Alf Tilley later took over the reigns at around this time Everards bought the freehold. The court records show from here until its closure the Britannia’s landlords were: 1894, Edward Lander. 1906, Lizzie Lander. 1907, Charles —–?; 1910, Ernest Preston and 1912, Fred Preston, until it closed.
The Britannia suffered the same fate as nearby Marquis of Granby of demolition to eventually make way for a knitwear factory, now known as Heritage House