Photo above: (Circa 1948, picture J Zienteck). The Photo above also shows the 17th century Talbot building as it was…
PALMARINA, 109 KING RICHARDS ROAD
Palmarina Tapas, Cocktail & Wine bar opened circa 2018. Photo credit above: Leicester Mercury. Photo credit above: Palmarina Facebook Page.…
GRANVILLE HOTEL, WELFORD PLACE
Photo above: Granville Hotel circa 1906. Certainly listed in the license justice’s records from circa 1890. Auctions were held here…
HOTEL INN – RUTLAND ARMS, HORSEFAIR STREET
The original hotel idea was first mooted in 1791, at a meeting in the Three Crowns, when the discussion of…
LEATHER BOTTLE, CHURCH GATE
The ad posted above appeared in the Leicester Journal in August 1775. This is the only mention of a Leather…
HARE AND HOUNDS, WOODGATE
Searching through the early editions of the Leicester Journals, we came across a 1765 edition of this auction ad: “Sale…
THE GARDENERS ARMS, BIRSTALL STREET
Gardeners Arms Birstall Street, corner Curzan Street? Posted on Leicester Past and Present by Micheal Ancliff who told of his…
RANGE – WATERMEAD – BREWSTERS – PAPRIKA, 501 MELTON ROAD
Quite a way from the city centre, sometimes refered to as in Rushy Mead or Thurmaston. The Range opened sometime…
VOLPO LOUNGE, FOSSE PARK
The Volpo Lounge opened sometime in 2022 by the owners of Leicester’s Comfy club. Interesting concept in Leicester’s main out…
DONALD WATSON’S VEGAN BAR, GRANBY STREET
The word “vegan” was coined by Donald Watson of Leicester’s Vegetarian Society circa 1944 as a contraction of vegetarian. The…
REGENCY, 360 LONDON ROAD
Out of town en route towards Oadby this post WWII established Hotel was originally two houses built circa 1901, Coleshill on…