BEEHIVE, 9 Augustine Friars

Photo above of a rat pit, 1869 Billson’s Medieval Leicester, records the Beehive as “an old Inn near the West … More

STAGS HEAD, 1 Augustine Friars

Photo above of map of Augustine Friars st. 1847 Thomas Fall, licensee 1849 The Directory has John Neal as victualler … More

BRITISH ARMS, 83 Asylum St.

Photo above, c1967 (Jack Graves) 1860-1967 Full licence granted 1860. James Smith kept the British Arms during the early 1860s … More

ROYAL LANCER, 47 Asylum St.

Named after the nearby barracks, in 1841 Royal Lancers was auctioned off with a rent of £26 per year. William … More

LEICESTER GATEWAY – THE FONT – THE GATE, Asylum St. Renamed Gateway St.

Opened January 2000, by pub group Tynemill in Old Hosiery factory. Over a thousand entries, from a competition set by … More

EARLY GREY, 26 ASHWELL STREET

Named after Charles, 2nd Earl Grey who was Prime Minister 1830-34, he died in 1845, the pub opening shortly after. … More

LANCASTRIAN CASTLE, Arthur St.

27 Arthur St, corner of Burton St.   Lancastrian Castle (photo above), far left, brewed its own ale in Victorian era; … More

IVY PLANT – CARNIVAL, 1 Arnold St/Curzan St.

The pub was situated on the corner of Arnold St and Curzan St, (now called Madras Road). In 1879, it … More

MARQUIS OF LORNE, 181 Argyle St.

Photo above, thought to be the Marquis of Lorne (Vanished Leicester, Dennis Calow) Briefly served as beer house, George Cooper … More