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NEW ROAD INN, 201 WELFORD ROAD

In 1869, there was entertainment in the grounds of the New Road Inn beerhouse, also at the Victoria Pleasure gardens … More

Welford Rd

TURKS HEAD, 107 WELFORD ROAD

Photo above: Circa 1971. Recorded 1828 – John Williamson victualler. Williamson died 1830. There are references to a Turks Head … More

Welford Rd

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

Welford Rd

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

Welford Rd

TWISTED CUBE – ESSENCE – BLEND, 88 WELFORD ROAD

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

Welford Rd

BRICKLAYERS ARMS – SHIFTY O’ SHEA’S – BRICKLAYERS ARMS- FOX HUT, 68 WELFORD ROAD

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

Welford Rd

MARLBOROUGH’S HEAD, 38 WELFORD ROAD

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

Welford Rd

ROYAL ARMS, 24 WELFORD ROAD

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

Welford Rd

PRINCE LEOPOLD (THE BIG WINDOW), 22 WELFORD RD

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

Welford Place

WELFORD PLACE – PLACE – SPANKYS – CLUB HOUSE, 9 WELFORD PLACE

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

Welford Place

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