October 1796 -  Ten Guineas Bounty was offered to all Aspiring Young Heroes, with a spirit above slavery, and the welfare of Old England at Heart, and who were willing to defend their King and Country, by serving his Majesty King George the Third, in the 89th Regiment of Foot, commanded by Major-General Gordon, Commander in Chief, in the Island of Jersey.
The Bounty would be paid by Lieutenant Wingfield or at the Party, at the Labour In Vain, Market Place, Norwich, or at the Red Lion, Dereham.
Bringers of Recruits would be handsomely rewarded.

Address as Upper Market 1830.
Near the Library 1845.

On Friday, 17th November 1836 the Council accepted the surrender of lease by Mr. Tompson, since it was in a very dilapidated state of repair, and granted a new lease, the house having been put into a tenantable state of repair.

At the Council meeting Wednesday 10th May 1837 it was moved that a fresh lease of 31 years be granted to Messrs. Tompson, effective from 25th March 1837 at the annual rent of £18 and the lessees to repair the gable end (on the east side of the estate) at their own expense (In conjunction with Mr. Banks.). Mr. Athow, a member of the committee, said that he hoped the house would never be a public house again since it was a complete nuisance to the public. The property was frequented by carriers and not having a yard room, the whole business was transacted in the street against the Hall. Since the magistrates could not do away with the nuisance whilst it was a public house, he moved that the lease not be granted.
By a show of hands the proposal to grant a lease was defeated by 17 to 16.
In consequence, a motion that the City Council should lay out a sum of no more than £50 to repair the gable, was passed.

Amongst several properties considered to be sold by the Corporation, August 1838 was the Labour In Vain, St. Peter Mancroft and about four acres of land in Heigham, both in the occupation of Mr. Drewery. The proposed sales were owing to the Corporation liabilities amounting to about £3,000.

At a meeting of the City Council on 1st January 1841 the City Committee recommended that the Labour In Vain be leased to Mr. Thomas Banks for a term of 70 years at the offered rent of £30 per annum and an initial payment of £500.
The Council had previously resolved that the house should not be let again as a public house (see May 1837 above). It was reported that Messrs. Tompson & Co had offered £18 per annum for the Labour in Vain and had laid out £100 on the adjoining premises. This had been done with the sole intention of removing the nuisance of the public house.
The decision to lease the property to Mr. Banks was carried by a large majority.

Labour in Vain Yard was shared by the GUILDHALL STORES.
It appears that the LABOUR IN VAIN ceased to exist from 03.04.1877 when it was was amalgamated with the GUILDHALL STORES.