Photo above: Circa 1945 photo (John Zientack).
(JR) records a John Spencer as victualler in circa 1837.
Richard Fowler sold his brewing vessels and barrels from Birstall Lodge in 1850.
(MB) records Richard Fowler as running a butcher’s and beer retailer from 113 Loughborough Road in 1855.
At the Brewster sessions in 1874, Richard applied for a renewal of his old alehouse licence called the New Inn. The court was told there hadn’t been a complaint in the past ten years, but the application was refused.
Richard died circa 1881. His occupation was given as a licensed victualler and butcher, so he obviously regained his licence at some point.
Richard’s son William took over and another son, Cornelius, is listed as butcher from the adjoining premises. By 1888, Cornelius is recorded as victualler and butcher.
In 1920, the New Inn was owned by Welch Brothers brewery of Leicester, together with butcher’s and slaughterhouse.
In 1914 the New Inn was sold to LBM and in 1941, LBM built a new pub on the site, calling it the Hotel Belgrave.
Ansells, who had bought LBM, eventually closed the pub and sold it to developer Simon Postlethwaite, who had been involved with Barry Lount and Bill Allingham in the Vaults, Wellington Street. The building was turned into flats but retained the LBM Eagle on the facade.
In 1985 I started playing rugby for Belgrave RFC,we used the Belgrave to feed our opponents after the match and to drink there with them.
I asked my girlfriend to marry me after a match in the bar in the long wooden seat below the window on the left from L’boro Road.
After the opponents left we would get chicken and chips from the chipshop opposite before going Adam and Eve or home depending on how much ale we’d had.
As a knitter my factory do was up stairs at the Belgrave, free ale in those days for a bit anyway.
BelgraveRFC stopped meeting at the Belgrave when the club built a clubhouse with a bar on nearby Belgrave Pastures.
Kev Thanks for your comment and interest, much appreciated
Is there anybody who remember Karl Heinz Feger, the piano player. He played in the fifties every Tuesday, Friday end Saturday. One could phone the number 612811……
Is there anybody who remember KARL Heinz Feger, who played the piano in the Belgrave Hotel in the fifties? He played every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. One could phone number 612811…..