Photo above: The Duke of Wellington, circa 1920, showing a cobbled Wellington Street. Recorded in 1820. William Wheat recorded as … More
Month: May 2022
OLD FLYING HORSE, 20 WELLINGTON STREET
(by Barry Lount & Chris Jinks) More reading on James Cook can be found in a booklet by D. Clarke … More
WOODMAN’S STROKE – DE MONTFORT – WIG & PEN – COURTHOUSE – PAUSE – THE PUB, 19 WELLINGTON STREET
William Arnold certainly ran a beerhouse called the Woodman’s Stroke, in 1840 with his wife, Elizabeth, until circa 1870. Elizabeth … More
Q BAR, 15 WELLINGTON STREET
Circa 2008. No other information on this bar, other than it became the LGBT centre for Leicester – part of … More
BUSINESS BAR – LA HACIENDA – BAR 1 – SAUCE – CINNAMON RED – AQUA LOUNGE – H TWO 0, 3 WELLINGTON STREET
Business Bar opened next door to Vaults circa 1988, about four years later changed to La Hacienda. Eventually it was … More
VAULTS – ATLANTIS – BASEMENT, 1 WELLINGTON STREET
The Vaults was born out of an idea from myself who, together with Bill Allingham and property owner, Simon Postlethwaite, … More
MORGANS BAR – WELFORD BAR & GRILL, ALZAIN KITCHEN 479 WELFORD ROAD
Morgans Bar pictured in 2007 (photo above), one of a couple in Leicester. The area which was once in Knighton, … More
STORKS HEAD – FUZZOCK & FIRKIN – DONKEY, WELFORD ROAD
Pre 1870, referred to as in Knighton or Knighton Road. In 1867, John Clewes, aged about twenty-four, was licensee of … More
NEW ROAD INN, 201 WELFORD ROAD
In 1869, there was entertainment in the grounds of the New Road Inn beerhouse, also at the Victoria Pleasure gardens … More
TURKS HEAD, 107 WELFORD ROAD
Photo above: Circa 1971. Recorded 1828 – John Williamson victualler. Williamson died 1830. There are references to a Turks Head … More