Valentine Harris was eventually successful in obtaining a licence, circa 1864, after a couple of refusals. In November 1866, Harris was charged with selling ale during illegal hours when PC Sturgess found thirty people drinking in the Tavern, forty minutes after closing. Valentine Harris claimed that it was an assembly for the purpose of forming a new Nottingham Oddfellows lodge, and they were all ‘respectable’ citizens. The magistrates decided that under the circumstances the case was to be dismissed (how fortunate to be deemed respectable).
Shortly after this ad Isaac and Mary Kind were in residence, but the beerhouse temporarily lost its licence, having failed to complete the new beerhouse provisions. The Kinds ceased brewing, selling off their plant to make extensive alterations to the pub. In 1876, Isaac was granted a wine licence – but not spirits – to go with his beer licence. Everards became the owner or supplier shortly after.
Other licensees included – circa 1889 – Thomas Henry Warren, a professional cricketer who played for Leicestershire 1882-95.
Further Licensees: 1895, Edward Redmond. 1899, William Jelly. 1905, Walter Kell – listed as landlord of the Welford Tavern. 1908, John Warner. 1911, John Warner is listed as licensed victualler at 12 Welford Place.
1915, Frank Wardle (deceased), although the 1920 directory has Frank Wardle as still licensee, as a beer retailer. 1920 Rose Wardle; 1924, Walter Smith – so it seems that the Welford Tavern became a beer offie sometime just prior or post World War I.
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