Situated opposite St Nicolas Church, with a back entrance from Thornton Lane. In an 1835 directory, Noel Evatt was the licensee of Hero of Waterloo. The case below is from December 1835:
In January 1840, there was another case involving the Hero of Waterloo beer house, when Barnet Hyde was victualler.
Thomas Clarke, a butcher, charged Samuel Haddon of stealing a £5 note when Clarke was having a wager bet. He claimed that he placed the £5 on the table but that Haddon picked it up and quickly left. When searched later by a PC no money could be found on Haddon, who said he never saw a £5 note only a cigarette paper. Chairing the hearing, the Mayor said he was surprised that butcher Clarke should frequent such a beer house, but in making such a charge he was admitting gambling in the Hero Of Waterloo, so putting the landlord under suspicion.
As nothing was found on Haddon he was discharged, but the police were to lay information against the landlord and beer house.
As the Hero of Waterloo was opposite St Nicholas Church had a rear entrance in Thornton Lane, the beerhouse must be one of the buildings fronting Court E & D to the right of the Recruiting Sergeant.
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