Named as the Three Cannons in the 1815 Directory, and was the Ordnance Arms 1822-1830.
Sale of Ordinance Arms, 17 February 1829: ‘Brewhouse, yard & outbuildings in the occupation of William Stapleford, together with three tenements behind the Ordinance Arms, also a commodious messuage fronting Church Gate near the public house for many years in the occupation of the late Mrs. Gisborn plus two tenements behind the same. To be sold by auction at the Crown & Cushion nearby by Mr Cook.’
It was named the Clothiers by 1831.
1838 Auction of household goods barrels was held by the authority of Mr E Butler who has taken & entered upon the said house Clothiers Arms.
The Clothiers was put up for sale on the 9th of April 1842. It was advertised as having a ‘bar, tap room, parlour, club room, five beds, good cellarage, bowling alley, piggeries etc.’ Later, on the 3rd of September 1842, the licence was refused a renewal as the landlord, James Thompson, had been charged with stealing some cheese. In fact, he had bought it off of a customer, knowing it to be stolen and refused to cooperate with the police. After losing his licence, Thompson waited for over a year until applying for another, at the Artilleryman in Bedford Street. This too was turned down due to his passed cheese misdemeanour.
By 1849, the property was known as The Prince of Wales. It was still trading in 1900 with Joseph Wilson. 1904 Thomas Reece became the last landlord. Compensation was paid to Reece of £100 and £50 to Everards who leased the pun from private individuals.
