Licensed circa 1866, with Joseph Dimmock the victualler. In October, that year the press reported ‘An Irish Row’ when one Irishman, Martin Royne, blacked the eyes of his drinking pal for not passing his beer over quickly enough.
In the cherry orchard opposite, part of a Roman pavement was found during excavation in 1869.
By 1890, Florence and Alf Crowhurst – whose father John, had previously kept the Robin Hood in Gallowtree Gate – had taken over.
This image of King Richards Rd with Newfoundpool on right, date and procession unknown (posted by Molly Storer Leicester Born & Bred)
Son Frederick would follow in the 1920s until his death in 1969. By now the pub had rightly become known as the ‘Crow’s Nest’ – for nearly 80 years run by the same family.
In recognition, Everards officially renamed the pub the Crows Nest.
Crows Nest c1970 notice next door Sarsons wine shop, Sarsons was the wine and spirit arm of Everards, at one time they occupied many sites in Leicester.
Below Leicester Merc article forwarded by Terry Jones, re some history of the pub.
During the 1970s, King Richards Road was widened. Most of the Victorian houses in the area were gradually demolished
Some still had gas lamps up to the 1960s, including my Aunt Nellie’s on Kate Street.
Barry Lount
The Crows Nest was demolished, but not before a new one was built nearby.
The Crows Nest unfortunately attracted the wrong kind of headlines in 2002 and 2006, as these newspaper reports show.
2023 photo by Eddy Hall (History of Leicestershire)