Built 1864, closed in 1910, with the building compulsory purchased in 1972. Originally listed as no. 16 Gladstone Street, later … More
Month: September 2020
WINSTANLEY ARMS, GLADE
One of the early estate pubs, pictured here in 1963. It stands in the Glade, a street near the Kingsway … More
ROYAL OAK, GEORGE STREET
The Royal Oak stood at no. 6 George Street, off Belgrave Gate. Circa 1860, John Jones was listed at an … More
MAYFLOWER, GERVAS ROAD
Stood on the corner of no. 1 Gervas and Ocean Road, opened on the 18th of December 1957. A typical … More
LORD LYON, 85 GARTREE STREET
Photo above: Oxendon Street with Gartree Street bottom left. Lord Lyon is the tall building on the end of the … More
ROYAL ARMS (NEW), 61 GARTREE STREET
Stood on the corner South East Gartree Street and South West Framland Street. Built 1866, closed 1931. Building compulsory purchased … More
DANIEL LAMBERT, GAMEL ROAD
Opened on the 11th of January 1959, on out of town housing estate, with licences that were transferred from the … More
COTTAGE – SILENT WOMEN/ COTTAGE/WOODBINE, GARDEN STREET/ROYAL EAST STREET
The Leicester Chronicle reported a cottage beerhouse in Garden Street that changed its name to the Silent Women, depicting a … More
HORN OF PLENTY, LOWER GARDEN STREET/ROYAL EAST STREET
Photo above: The Horn Of Plenty looking down Garden Street from Belgrave Gate, the address was sometime recorded as Lower … More
HOLLY TREE, GALLOWTREE GATE
1791 directory. Whilst photographing (May 2015), changes in pubs I came across a lady street singer who regularly sung in … More