Known as ‘Barrell Crosse’ on Speede’s ancient map circa 1600 the Crosse usually indicated a market, hay and straw etc. … More
Month: November 2020
STAR, 87 HAVELOCK STREET
Photo above: Winifred Street corner down Havelock Street, no. 87 extreme left. Recorded in 1870, John Pole licensee, 1871 census … More
PRINCE ALFRED, HAVELOCK STREET
Stood on the corner of Havelock Street and Jarrom Street, and named after one of Queen Victoria’s sons. The earliest … More
SIR COLIN CAMPBELL, 21 HAVELOCK STREET
Named after the distinguished Field- Marshal, Sir Colin Campbell. George Spriggs was landlord 1864, with Sam Argyle named as the … More
RUNNING FOX – HASTINGS – FOX, 88 HASTINGS ROAD
Photo above: circa 1989 Chris Pyrah. On the corner of Hastings and Smedmore Road, North West, built and replaced the … More
GREAT NORTHERN, 1 HASTINGS ROAD/VICTORIA ROAD EAST
A mid to late Victorian pub – address very often given as no. 84 Victoria Road East. An article in … More
FREEMANS ARMS (HOLE IN THE WALL), HARDING STREET
The ‘Hole in the Wall’, as it was nearly always known, was tucked away in Harding Street, which ran from … More
BELL – BULLS HEAD, 6 HARCOURT STREET
Listed in a directory in 1846 when James Thompson was licensee of this beerhouse.. Harcourt Street, off Archdeacon Lane (Vaughn … More
ENCORE – HALFORD STREET/CHARLES STREET
Part of the Ramada Hotel, whose address is no. 90 Charles Street, but the bar’s entrance is on Halford Street. … More
19 GALE, 58 HALFORD STREET
An inventive play on words. Photo above, April 2017. Circa 2014. Mainly restaurant/karaoke, serving mixed Asian food Not your ‘pop in … More