Photo above: Providence Place in foreground, on far right partly demolished Hunstman, cornering Brook Street (Dennis Callow) c 1955. Stood … More
Month: March 2020
LEICESTER LIFEBOAT -LIFEBOAT, CHESTNUT STREET
Stood on the corner of Chestnut Street and New Bridge Street, circa 1860-1976. Originally known as Leicester Lifeboat being eventually … More
FOSSE ROAD TAVERN, 74 CHECKETTS ROAD
Photo above: An evocative photo from the late 1950s with the Fosse Tavern standing on the corner of Checketts Road … More
BLACK HORSE, 4 CHECKETTS ROAD
This stood just inside Checketts Road at no. 4, on the corner of Claremont Street. The end of the building … More
DEW DROP, 44 CHESTER STREET
Photo above: Dew Drop in foreground with lamp outside corner of Chester and Denmark Street. As you look along the … More
FOUNTAIN INN – MOTTS LIQUOR & SPIRIT VAULTS – FOUNTAIN TAVERN – MARKET TAVERN, 12 CHEAPSIDE
The Fountain Inn or sometimes known as the Fountain Tavern stands on part of the site upon which the ancient … More
COUNTY ARMS, 42 CHESTER STREET
Photo above: The address was usually given as 42 Chester Street, the pub standing on the corner of Chester Street … More
NEW LEICESTER TAVERN – TURKS HEAD, CHESTER STREET
Photo above: One of three beerhouses more or less next to each other, here pictured on the corner of Chester … More
HAUNCH OF VENISON, CHEAPSIDE
There is one reference of the Haunch of Venison, on Cheapside, in the 1815 directory. Its exact location is unknown. … More
TAILORS ARMS, 41 CHATHAM STREET
There is reference in the 1815 Directory as the Taylors Arms, although in the 1822 Directory it is spelt Tailors … More