1806 - A lease from the church to Mrs Lart of 21 years at an annual rent of £15, plus a commitment to spend £100 by 1813 and a further £50 by 1820 on repairs of the property. It was this arrangement, arrived at only by arbitration, which saved the fabric of The Bell.
From this time forward, the freehold and leasehold halves of the building were combined both legally and architecturally with a "new" frontage.
In 1812 William Clarke became landlord (see "William Clarke" - separate page)
1831 - On Goose fair night, some of the reform Bill Rioters gathered at The Bell and in subsequent disturbances many windows were smashed, but the building was mercifully spared being set alight, unlike the Castle, Colwick Hall, and many prominent buildings in the Square
1842 - During the election, John Walters, the Tory candidate, established his headquarters at The Bell in his campaign against Robert Sturge and it is recorded that in the demonstration in the Square, both candidates were forcibly ejected by the mob. Walters took refuge in The Bell, which action was repeated by the local fascists in 1936
1888 - The Charity Commissoners finally disposed of the Inn when it was purchased by A.W Hickling for £7,210. For four years The Bell became a tied house to a brewery for the first time in its history.
