COOPERS ARMS, 28 Bedford St.

Photo above: A cooper made and repaired barrels. Ref (CJ) Prior to the 1820s, Bedford St. was known as Barkby … More

THE QUAY, Bede Island

The Bede Island area, (26 acres) of Leicester which ran alongside the River Soar, roughly from Braunstone Gate to Upperton … More

Granting of Licence (British Newspaper archive) Large estate pub built 1957, by Home Brewery. site was originally applied for and … More

Photo above, prior to the 1983-84 takeover. During the 1870s, Jabez Penn opened a shop supplying beer for the nearby … More

Photo above: Duke of Devonshire, at bottom of the street,1969 (photo Jack Graves) George Greet was victualler c.1840 before handing … More

Its origins unclear the Leicester Chronicle of the time reported on its history of once being an old manor house … More

Photo above shows the demolition of some properties corner Bath Lane c1890. 1829 Abraham Craythorne a baker of High St … More

Photo above: Bath Lane can be seen on this map of 1828, after the demise of Vauxhall and the gardens. … More

Photo above: The Junction rear, no 4 Bath Lane backs on to the river Soar approx (BM.188.47). The boat started to … More

October 1838, Edward Kilburn of the Holy Friar beer house, Bath Street (Bath Lane), was fined for opening during Sunday … More