OLD PEACOCK, 1 HIGHCROSS STREET

Stood on the corner of Highcross St and Peacock Lane, A Peacock is recorded in 1493 (Records of the Borough … More

KINGS ARMS, HIGHCROSS STREET

A Kings Arms is recorded as being in Highcross Street in 1799, having its own auction room (LJ 27/12/1799). In … More

A Bull & Butcher is recorded in Highcross Street. The Leicester Journal has a case of John Lewis of the … More

Photo above: The Golden Lion, demolished circa 1869, on the corner of Thornton Lane. The Golden Lion sign seen on … More

Photo above: Taken circa 1900, with landlord John Gibson wearing a hat. In the 1901 census, John is living with … More

Opened circa, December 2016. Foxie Browns opened with a vaping lounge, selling all sorts of vaping gear.

The Tasting Room in 2015, as the Highcross Street entrance to Mayango. It is perhaps stretching the definition of a … More

Next door to the Hat & Beaver at no. 58. The earliest record so far found dates from 1851 when … More

The Georgian Hat & Beaver (a beaver refers to a hat maker’s stand). The Hat & Beaver had its … More

Housed in the former Veejay Knitwear factory, the Cosy Club chain opened its seventh Major City Cosy Club, this time … More