A Black Boy was listed in 1747, Thomas Drake as its victualer, no address is given. (JR). It is known … More
Month: April 2019
HUSH, ALBION STREET
Photo above: Taken in 2008, Stands opposite The Terrace.
TABASCO JAZ, DECADANCE, THE TERRACE – 3 ALBION STREET
The Tabasco Jaz (photo above) opened in January 1999 at a converted factory. By October 2001, Tabasco Jazz had changed … More
DANIEL LAMBERT, ALBION HILL
Photo above: Cornering Albion Hill and Dover St, The Daniel Lambert, named after Leicester’s most famous jailer and heavy man … More
ALBION, ALBION HILL
Photo above: Looking down Albion Hill in the 1950s, The Albion was the second building on the right; The Black … More
OLD VOLUNTEER, ALBION HILL
An Old Volunteer was recorded 1839-40s as being ran by Mr. Thomas Monks. Many meetings were held here by the … More
GOOD NEIGHBOURS, AIKMAN AVENUE
The Good Neighbours was built c.1954, and still the main mode of transport was the bicycle. New Parks was, as … More
ALBION INN, ALBION HILL
Photo above: The Albion can be seen on the second corner, the Stockdale Arms is on the first, in the … More
WYGSTON’S HOUSE, APPLEGATE STREET
Wygston’s House fronts Applegate St. but could easily be addressed as in High St. or Jubilee Square. The best medieval … More
MITRE AND KEYS, 26 APPLEGATE STREET
First recording of the Mitre and Keys c.1560, built on the old Roman part of Leicester, as an archaeological dig … More