Gardeners Arms Birstall Street, corner Curzan Street? Posted on Leicester Past and Present by Micheal Ancliff who told of his … More
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RANGE – WATERMEAD – BREWSTERS – PAPRIKA, 501 MELTON ROAD
Quite a way from the city centre, sometimes refered to as in Rushy Mead or Thurmaston. The Range opened sometime … More
VOLPO LOUNGE, FOSSE PARK
The Volpo Lounge opened sometime in 2022 by the owners of Leicester’s Comfy club. Interesting concept in Leicester’s main out … More
DONALD WATSON’S VEGAN BAR, GRANBY STREET
The word “vegan” was coined by Donald Watson of Leicester’s Vegetarian Society circa 1944 as a contraction of vegetarian. The … More
REGENCY, 360 LONDON ROAD
Out of town en route towards Oadby this post WWII established Hotel was originally two houses built circa 1901, Coleshill on … More
HOTEL BROOKLYN, WELFORD ROAD
The Lair Restaurant and Bar is part of the Hotel Brooklyn and boasts of having a real Brooklyn menu. The … More
BRICKMAKERS ARMS, COLTON STREET
One report so far of Jonathan Wilson, aged fifty-five running the Brickmakers Arms in Colton Street in 1835. Could this … More
PHOENIX THEATRE, UPPER BROWN STREET (OFF NEWARK STREET)
The Phoenix Theatre was opened in 1963 and renamed the Phoenix Arts Centre in 1973. It had a bar for … More
HORSE AND PANNIERS, BELGRAVE GATE
A Horse and Panniers was recorded in the 1725 recognizance orders. In 1808, LJ mentions that the Horse and Panniers … More
BRICKMAKERS ARMS, BRUNSWICK STREET
A couple of references of this beerhouse. It was either at an unknown location in Brunswick Street or it changed … More