Licensees :
ROBERT SMITH age 35 in 1841	1839 - 1841
JAMES THOULESS	1842
JOHN CORNISH	1845
WALTER BLAZEY age 56 in 1851	*1850 - 1856
HENRY BUSH	1858
Fine of 10s and 11s 6d costs for allowing gambling (Pre August 1859)
JOHN BUSH	1859
Fine of 10/- and 11/6d costs on Wednesday 16th March 1859 for knowingly suffering gambling. The defence that the persons were playing cards for fun and the money on the table was change from payment of lodgings, did not win the day.
JONATHAN COPLEY	30.08.1859
ROBERT RAMM	*1861
ROBERT VINCENT	1863
JOHN WARD	1865
Accused 25th December 1865 of being open out of hours.

Also given as the FLEECE.

Fleece Yard was located between 65 and 67 Fishergate.

At the licensing sessions held Monday 23rd August 1858 it was heard the licensee Henry Bush had once been fined for permitting card playing, but otherwise (his) character was good. Licence renewal granted.

Henry Bush did not apply for licence renewal on Tuesday 30th August 1859 owing to a 10s fine he had received for allowing gambling (2nd offence?).
The licence was transferred to Jonathan Copely, late landlord of the GARDENERS ARMS, Pockthorpe.