A Rose & Thistle was recorded when in 1833, landlord Charles Orton was charged with selling beer during divine service on a Sunday.
Granby Toll Gate was at the top of what is now London Road, near Victoria Park.
Some court cases involving Rose & Thistle, 1838:
Plenty of fighting seemed to go on in the Rose & Thistle as there were many other assault cases that occurred here over the next couple of years:
Mrs. Hyde was named as landlady in 1848.
In 1863, Samuel Charles Spencer, a railway porter, also ran the Rose and Thistle.