The Ibis in St. George’s Way is a modern hotel with a public bar and is still very much open … More
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BRICKMAKERS ARMS – CAROUSEL FUN PUB, ST GEORGE STREET
Photo above of Brickmakers Arms, circa 1930 (Nick Miller Collection) – around the time it was rebuilt. Earliest known record … More
HELSINKI, 94 RUTLAND STREET
Helsinki Bar, opened 1983 (photo above, 1992) in the old Herbert Marshall music shop. Retaining the original shop sign, it … More
SPARKS BAR, DIELECTRIC, QUEEN VICTORIA’S ARTS CLUB – ORTON’S BRASSERIE, 41 RUTLAND STREET
This fine old Victorian building (built circa 1897 for the Queen’s Jubilee), once called the Queen’s Chambers, fell into disrepair … More
THE EXCHANGE, 50 RUTLAND STREET
Cassie Davison, late of the Entropy, on Hinckley Road, transformed this beautiful Victorian designed building, turning it into a multi … More
MANHATTAN, MANHATAN 34, REAL ALE CLASSROOM, 34-38 RUTLAND STREET
Opened by Chris Baker, ex-Time Bar manager, in what is now termed ‘the cultural quarter,’ close to the Curve theatre … More
WOODMANS ARMS, 18 RUTLAND STREET
Thomas Porter was a victualler of the Woodmans Arms in an 1818 directory. John Deacon was there by 1827. William … More
SIR THOMAS WHITE, RUSSELL STREET
See centre, Sir Thomas White Russell St off Russell Sq, with entry right through to Chester St, the pub most … More
EARL RUSSELL, 80 RUSSEL STREET
Photo above: Earl Russell (kind permission of Laura Evans – the original was taken by Laura’s grandpa, Tom Bassett). One … More
FREE TRADE – RUSSEL SQUARE
The exact whereabouts of this beerhouse is not certain. These are the only four reports of a Free Trade beerhouse, … More