GEORGE, FRIAR LANE

In 1485, Chantry of Corpus Chrsti received 6d rent from the George, but a George was also recorded in Swinesmarket … More

BEAR & SWAN, FRIAR LANE

Recorded as in Friar Lane, the Bear & Swan is mentioned in Billson’s Medieval Leicester, when he writes ‘revolutionary and … More

These old derelict offices were transformed in 1997 by Banks Brewery when they purchased the property obtained a licence and … More

Friar Lane first mentioned in 1391, near the site of the Grey Friars monastery. There are few records of these … More

Situated on the north west side, owned by brewers Dorman Pope & Co. of Wellingbough Road, Northampton. The licence was … More

One recording of an alehouse called the Crooked Billet in 1745, most possibly around the Freeschool Lane area.

Photo above taken in 1994. Built on the new Freemans Common complex, circa 1970s. It had an early opening hours … More

The George & Dragon was built in 1853. Auctioned off at the Three Crowns in February 1861. During the 1870s … More

Francis Street off Allendale Road, Toast cocktail bar opened February 2017. Toast Closed October 2019, reopening as the Local to … More

Possibly once the Midus club years ago. What had been used as a Social Club since the mid 1970s became … More