Stood on the North West side of Gravel Street, and the South West side of New Lane.
1846 A Fred Ward is recorded as running a beerhouse in Gravel St but no name given Recorded in 1849 Directory as Lord Byron, William Townsend licensee.
June 1868 LC reported licence transferred from the late W Halford to his widow but this is not listed in the Justices records so maybe a mistake.
Also recorded in Mansfield St. Eric Swift wrote that it had a splendid romantic head of the poet on its sign.
Ran and owned by the Townsend family from circa 1850-1936. William Senior, then William Junior, followed by Frederick. Edward Townsend sole executor of William. Listed as a pub brewery with the brewing by various members of the Townsend family until into the 1920s after it ceased brewing the beer was supplied by M&B, The Council purchased the licence for £6400 in 1938, only to sell it to M&B for £3550 a year later. M&B then transferred the licence to the newly built Huntsman on Narborough Rd.
Harry Pity was landlord for the last three years.
