This stood just inside Checketts Road at no. 4, on the corner of Claremont Street. The end of the building on the right of the picture is the Champion (later Flamingo) Loughborough Road. The Black Horse can be seen with the hanging Ind Coope sign, previously an All Saints House. It closed on the 17th of November 1959, being compulsory purchased some time after for road widening.
In an 1813 directory, Sam Summers was listed as coal merchant and beer keeper, no. 4 Checketts Road. He was also listed as brewing his own ale at the Black Lion (indicating either an error change of name). As Checketts rd was listed in Belgrave (further research is needed)
A list of licensees can be found in below with Langmore & Bankart Brewery as owners which became All Saints.
1865 George Ashton, (The pub was sold in 1876) Ashton also a blacksmith moved to the Clowes Arms, but he was under a liquidation order a year later, Ashton transferred Black Horse licence to in 1876 Charles Tidd, 1881 Thomas Harris, 1899 William Shipman (deceased) 1911 Elizabeth Shipman, in 1914 Elizabeth remarried to James Palmer, so becoming Elizabeth Palmer on the licensing records as licensee. 1927 Frederick Storer, 1935 Thomas Gamble, 1957 John Wigglesworth.
This an excellent insight into our Leicester City and County pubs etc. Brilliant work. I’m fascinated and enthralled and I am really enjoying finding out so much about the pubs I have known over the years. Thank you.
Thanks for your kind comments Nick, they help to makes the project worthwhile.