photo Malcolm McIntosh The pub had taken its name from the then fashionable theme of past war heroes and was … More
Month: August 2020
WOODBOY, 2 FLEET STREET
Stood on the North East corner of Fleet Street and South East corner of Bedford Street. First recorded in the … More
HOLIDAY EXPRESS, FILBERT WAY
When Leicester City relocated to their new ground, called then the Walkers Stadium a couple of hundred yards away, a … More
WALKERS STADIUM – KING POWER – LEICESTER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB, FILBERT STREET/FILBERT WAY
In the 1980s, it was the Fosse Bar at the City. The club had a full licence but was only … More
NEW RIFLE BUTTS, 58 FARNHAM STREET
Stood on the opposite corner to the Farnham Arms. Advert in LJ 1st November 1879: ‘Wanted/ A young man/ … More
FARNHAM ARMS, 56 FARNHAM STREET
Photo (Jack Graves collection) above taken during demolition of the Farnham Arms, which had been compulsory purchased in 1970. Built … More
CIAO CAFE BAR, 2A EVINGTON ROAD
Pictured above in 2000. Little is known of this short lived café Bar. Phil Johnson writes ‘back in the mid … More
HOGANS BAR – KIBOKO BAR, 169 EVINGTON ROAD
This was the third Hogans Bar to open in Leicester in 2001, placed in Heaths seafood restaurant. Situated on he … More
CEDARS, MAIN STREET/ EVINGTON
This was once the grand home of writer, Edward Phillips Oppenheim, circa 1896 to 1905. It did not become a … More
LIVELY LADY – LESTERS, ETHEL ROAD
The Lively Lady was built in 1970, and named after the round the world yachtsman, Alec Rose’s boat. It was … More