Out of town en route towards Oadby this post WWII established Hotel was originally two houses built circa 1901, Coleshill on … More
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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
1830 Jonathan Wilson was running the Spread Eagle just around the corner from his Brickworks in top end of Colton … 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
GAME COCK, ALBION STREET
In March 1831, Miss Tebbutt, daughter of R. Tebbutt of the Game Cock, married blacksmith P. Sheppard. July 1832: ‘For … More
GATE, BLUE BOAR LANE
Blue Boar Lane ran from Highcross Streeet to Holy Bones. A LJ report of May 1834, described Richard Hudson, landlord … More
RAVEN, BELGRAVE GATE
In 1834, William Sutton was charged by George Banks, constable of the Parish (pre-official police force, often unpaid), of harbouring … More
BOLD DRAGOON, BELGRAVE GATE
In March 1832, Jonathan Wilson, the portly landlord of the Bold Dragoon, Belgrave Gate, was charged with allowing bad people … More