Gardeners Arms Birstall Street, corner Curzan Street?
Posted on Leicester Past and Present by Micheal Ancliff who told of his parents keeping the Gardeners, then an off licence, if it ever held a full licence not sure, although in the early days c1830 all applicants were given a beerhouse licence, not until a few years later were off licences available at a cheaper rate. So many changed from their beerhouse licence to an off licence, if that happened in this case is not yet known.
What is known that the Gardeners was owned by local brewer Tom Hoskins, one of only four outlets they held, the others, Red Lion at Bosworth, two other offie’s in Leicester one at the brewery in Beaumanor Rd and one in Twycross Street.
The Gardeners closed c1960 and was compulsory purchased by the City Council, the Brewery received £600 as it had an electric light. if it hadn’t the compensation would be only £200.
Alan Love a relative of the Hoskins family was the last licensee.
(Thanks to Steve Hoskins for the information).
