A for sale notice in December 1859 in Leicester Chronicle states: ‘All that messuage or tenement called the Queens Head … More
Month: April 2019
DANIEL O’CONNELL, GENEROUS DUKE – I0 APPLEGATE STREET
The Daniel O’Connell perhaps had another name prior, as the building was much older. The pub was named after the … More
Talbot, Applegate
The Talbot stood on the corner of Applegate St and Talbot Lane. In an undated subsidy roll of the 15th … More
HOLLY BUSH, Applegate
Holly Bush, Applegate appears in the first recognizance orders for 1726. Applegate was in the heart of medieval Leicester, many … More
FULL QUART, APPLEGATE
Reference of Full Quart, Applegate.1730 (Chris Jinks). A Full Quart is listed in the Recognizance orders for 1726. A Quart … More
CATTLE MARKET BAR – COUNTING HOUSE, ALMOND ROAD
1873 The Cattle Market advertised ” for a tenant to rent the refreshment room on Market & Fair days” 1886 … More
LICHFIELD ARMS, 23 ALL SAINTS ROAD
(Photo above) All Saints Road the Litchfield Arms stood at the top of the picture, the railway bridge can just … More
FRIAR’S HEAD, 92 ALL SAINTS ROAD
Situated at the east of All Saints Rd. Short lived as a beerhouse, Samuel Knight being its licensee c1869-1880s. It … More
THE REAL ALE CLASSROOM, 22 ALLANDALE ROAD
The Real Ale Classroom was Leicester’s first ever “micro-pub” which opened in November 2015.
THE LOUNGE – MASON & BROOKE – MARABEL, ALLANDALE ROAD
The Lounge (photo above), opened in late 2002. The pub became Mason & Brooke circa 2007 (photo above) before it … More