Originally no. 64, altered to no. 78.
Mr. Pailing ran the Granby Arms 1864, being fined for having ten people in after hours.
In 1867, Thomas Cooke was charged with the same offence.
Cooke was also involved with cab hire.
In March 1875, Thomas Cooke was drinking in the Town Arms, Pocklingtons Walk, when the pub ostler called him to the hay loft. There, they found landlord of the Town Arms, John Sewell, hanging from a beam. Cooke cut him down, but he was already dead. The inquest heard that Sewell had been speculating heavily in property deals that had gone wrong. The coroner gave a verdict of suicide, whilst temporarily insane.
Later that year Thomas himself died, aged 51.
A fire broke out upstairs at the Granby in 1877, but was brought under control by the fire brigade.
There followed a few licensees over the next five years. In February 1881, all F&F was removed from the Granby, including beer engines, counters, glasses etc. to be auctioned off in consequence of rebuilding of the premises.
The Granby seems to have closed within the year, when victualler, George Burton, did not renew the licence.
The site of the Old Granby seems to front where today’s R Bar stands.