HOLLY TREE – ELEPHANT & CASTLE, 17 SOUTHGATE

Next to the Shakespeares Head, the Holly Tree little is known, although a Holly Bush is listed in the 1727 … More

EAGLE, SOUTHGATE STREE

Most of the reports are from the 1850s, although an Eagle was recorded 1728 – but with no address. In … More

I remember sitting opposite the pub on our holiday cases at the Southgate Street bus station, whilst my dad and … More

Photo above: Is the lady going in, coming out or thinking about it? Maybe she’s attracted to the tea room … More

A Peacock is recorded as in Redcross Street in a 1500 list of Leicester alehouse. Further records show a Peacock … More

Photo above: 1953 coronation street party, outside the Queen Vic, shows how populated the area was. The houses on right … More

Edward Ward was victualler in 1835 and also brewed his own ale. Listed in 1840 directory with E. W. Spawton … More

Off Abbey Lane, Leicester Stadium Estate. John O Gaunt, (see photo above) circa 1988. Opened in December in 1956 with … More

A Lamb is recorded in 1726. No address is given, although a Lamb in Sanvey Gate is is quoted in … More

Photo above: The Globe was used all through the 19th century for trading of hosiery. Here, in this early 1900s … More