1864, William Clarke was granted a licence for a beerhouse. It stood between Halford Street and Granby Place and no. 12 Granby Street is seen above.
In the 1880s, it was called William Clarke’s Dinning & Refreshment House.
In 1890, it was listed as William Hignetts Refreshment House, and by 1900, John Markham’s Dinning & Refreshments.
In 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.