The Clarendon Park area of Leicester dates from 1870 – 1880s. The Clarendon pub was granted a licence IN September … More
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RED LION, 110 WELLINGTON STREET
The Red Lion, just inside from East Street North/West side of Wellington Street. A circa 1850s beerhouse, in 1870 the … More
DUKE OF WELLINGTON, 74 WELLINGTON STREET
Photo above: The Duke of Wellington, circa 1920, showing a cobbled Wellington Street. Recorded in 1820. William Wheat recorded as … More
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