A Bird in Hand is recorded in the 1791 Directory in Causeway Lane, John Smith was listed as the landlord. In … More
Month: January 2020
BALL, CAUSEWAY LANE
Recognizance orders of 1726 record a Ball.
BISHOPS BLAISE, 50 CAUSEWAY LANE
Photo above: Court B of Bishop Blaze Yard in the map is indicated as Parish workhouse. The buildings in the … More
ADMIRAL CHARLES NAPIER – SIR CHARLES NAPIER, 13 CAUSEWAY LANE
Photo above: Outside the Sir Charles Napier, possibly during the Sawbridge tenure, with the obligatory terrier getting in the picture. … More
CORONATION, 201 CATHERINE STREET
The Coronation was built in 1937 to commemorate the coronation of King George VI. In 1986, a plot to assassinate … More
WOOLPACK, 109 CATHERINE STREET
Photo above: Circa 1979. Built circa 1879. Situated on the corner of Catherine and Surrey Street. Henry Hickinbottom became landlord … More
HORSE & JOCKEY, 24 CATHERINE STREET
Photo above: circa 1960s. Originally fronting Dorset Street, the Horse & Jockey circa 1879-1968, closed and was then re-built fronting … More
BEEHIVE – BLACK-A-MOOR-LADY – CASTLE BOWLING GREEN, CASTLE YARD
A Blackamoors Head is recorded 1776 no address given. See LEICESTER CASTLE, OLD CASTLE-Castle View A conundrum, the above may … More
CASTLE INN, CASTLE VIEW
Photo above: Bas Deacon and ‘Ruddles’ the dog, taken on the 20th of July 2018, outside the newly opened Castle … More
LEICESTER CASTLE – CASTLE (OLD), 12 CASTLE VIEW (See also BEEHIVE, Blackamoor Lady Castle yard)
Photo above: The original Old Castle Inn , (with Rupert’s Gateway to the left), owned by the Duchy of Lancaster, … More