1855 Mr G Lloyd surgeon and dentist was advertising from 12 Granby St to cure all ills, pains in the head, face and neck effectually cured.
1864, William Cope Clarke was granted a licence for a beerhouse. It stood between Halford Street and Granby Place and no. 12 Granby Street is seen above. Seemingly owned by a Mrs Chamberlain.
it was called William Clarke’s Dinning & Refreshment House. Unfortunately William became bankrupt with debts of £600 so in 1888 Thomas Manton briefly become licensee. William Hignett became licensee a year later, it was then listed as William Hignetts Refreshment House, 1891 David Payne, 1894 John Thacher, 1896 Alfred John Radford, 1899 William Miller. were all licensees, and by 1900, it was run by and became John Markham’s Dinning & Refreshments.
By know it was owned or leased by Robinsons Brewery of Burton. (also traded as Worthington and Robinsons-Brewery History Society)1903 Ernest Edmunds was to become licensee, 1905 Herbert George Arch, 1906 Joseph Kirby.
By 1905, it was known as the Central Bar, and was listed as such, run by Ernest Edmund. Owned by Robinsons Brewery of Burton, its licence was refused and duly closed on the 17th of February 1919. Compensation of £1325.00 was paid, £325.00 to Joseph Kirby who was still official licensee, It also is registered as the owners are the Dudgeon family, Emma Dudgeon is tenant for life, with other members of the family Walter Robert, Emma Caroline, Eleanor, Henry Alsop and Stella Dudgeon, also listed as part owners are Emily Spencer William Henry Winterton and William Arthur Groves, who between them are awarded £965 compensation, bar Emma Dudgeon who being tenant for life gets nothing.
1900 No’s 12-24 Granby St, cant help but think architecture is better than below.
12 Granby St today certainly looks right for the period although had a different facade at some point.