Photo above: Circa 1948. (credits: John Zienteck).
It was a beer house only, and didn’t gain a full licence until 1950.
Robert Flude applied for licence in September 1865, but was refused. It seems he was successful a year later as in 1867, he was listed as victular of the Dew Drop. Flude transferred his licence to Amos Freeman 1870, numerous licenses followed at least twenty in the following years.
LBM bought the Dew Drop from Mann, Crossman & Paulin, in May 1894.
Seems unusual for a London Brewery to own a Leicester beer house, but Mann’s had previously expanded from their London base to the Albion Brewery at Burton..
Ceased trading c1960, see Dave Sherwins comment below.
I lived in Gosling Street up until the mid 1960′”s the Dewdrop yard backed up to my back yard I’m pretty certain that the place was still trading up to 1965
Dave Sherwin
Thanks for that Dave, I will edit file pointing to your comment, thanks for your interest and feedback, just what we are looking for.