Photo above: The man standing outside is believed to be landlord Edward Clayton, which would date the photo c.1890. Sign over … More
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LOUNGE BAR, 733 Aylestone Rd.
Lounge Bar originally sister to Lounge Bar Saffron Lane
THE ALE STONE, 660 Aylestone Rd.
A couple of doors away from the old Rutland, The Ale Stone a great play on words opened in 2017 … More
RUTLAND HOTEL, 664 Aylestone Rd.
Photo above, c1900 and c1930’s postcard 100 years later. Although now in the City boundary, its history belongs to Aylestone. … More
X ROAD INN – CROSSROADS INN, 90 Aylestone Rd/7 Freemans Common
Situated on the crossroads at Aylestone Rd and Saffron Lane and known locally as the Leaping Deer, due to the … More
LOCAL HERO, 84 Alyestone Rd.
Local Hero opened 21 August 1997, the name chosen to recognise the achievements of the nearby Leicester City F C … More
BEEHIVE, 9 Augustine Friars
Photo above of a rat pit, 1869 Billson’s Medieval Leicester, records the Beehive as “an old Inn near the West … More
STAGS HEAD, 1 Augustine Friars
Photo above of map of Augustine Friars st. 1847 Thomas Fall, licensee 1849 The Directory has John Neal as victualler … More
BRITISH ARMS, 83 Asylum St.
Photo above, c1967 (Jack Graves) 1860-1967 Full licence granted 1860. James Smith (tenant) kept the British Arms during the early … More
ROYAL LANCER, 47 Asylum St.
Named after the nearby barracks, in 1841 Royal Lancers was auctioned off with a rent of £26 per year. William … More