MARQUIS OF GRANBY, 61 WELFORD ROAD

Photo above: Circa 1906, states ‘FINE HOME BREWED ALES J Chaplin’(found in Everards archive). Charles Davenport was the first licensee … More

CITY SPICE – BAMBU, 21 WELFORD ROAD

City Spice used to be an Indian Restaurant. It opened as a wine bar and café sometime in 2000. Then … More

Three doors down from Bricklayers, a café bar opened circa 2002. Not really to be classed as a pub in … More

Photo above: Circa 1906 picture of Bricklayers Arms, owned by Beeston’s Brewery. Sold to Shipstone & Sons Brewery, 1922. Nov … More

Photo above: This Dennis Calow picture is listed as 36-38 Welford Road, which would make it the Marlborough’s Head, but … More

Photo above: Royal Arms boarded up (behind bus top). The first known reference is of William Valentine Cockshaw who owned … More

Late 1960s photo (see above) of the Prince Leopold, known to most as the ‘Big Window.’ One of only Three … More

Built in 1875 by architect, Joseph Goddard, who designed Leicester’s Clock Tower, amongst other landmarks. For many years, the building … More

Valentine Harris was eventually successful in obtaining a licence, circa 1864, after a couple of refusals. In November 1866, Harris … More

Originally the Rifle Volunteer, it quickly changed to the Leicester Volunteer – perhaps as there were two other ‘Rifle Volunteers’ … More