In March 1832, Jonathan Wilson, the portly landlord of the Bold Dragoon, Belgrave Gate, was charged with allowing bad people to dance and ‘make music’ in his beerhouse. Wilson himself had been a bold dragoon with an erect military bearing, and had been with the Duke of York at Valenciennes – he was also at Waterloo.
Wilson said he didn’t know if people were good or bad – he would not knowingly break the law. The summons was allowed to stand, with Jonathan Wilson warned of any repetition.
In July 1833, a case involving three men involved for passing counterfeit coins at the Dragoon Guards, Belgrave Gate, Jonathan Wilson, landlord was witness, (so this was the same beerhouse as Bold Dragoon).
September 1834:
For Auction a house on the east wood side of Belgrave Gate in Leicester in occupation of Jonathan Wilson called the Bold Dragoon, together with two newly erected tenements at rear fronting Barkby Lane (Bedford Street).
Another newspaper report advertising the same in October called it the Bold Dragoon or Kings Guard.
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