Oxford Street was previously known as Horsepool. JR has William Haddon as victualler in 1815. The Bulls Head is listed … More
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MEADOW – BARLEYCROFT – MEADOWS BAR, ORONSAY ROAD
Shipstones new build in Beaumont Leys area. It changed name to an equally aesthetic name Barleycroft in 1993-1994. Bad … More
RED WHITE & BLUE, 15 ORCHARD STREET
Stood on the opposite corner to the Shamrock, Orchard Street/Royal East Street. The Red White & Blue was an interesting … More
SHAMROCK, 24 ORCHARD STREET
Off Belgrave Gate, the Shamrock stood on the corner of Orchard Street and Royal East Street. In the late 19th … More
BLUE COCK – DUCHESS OF KENT – BLUE COCK, ORCHARD STREET/42 ROYAL EAST STREET
Intriguing name – could be a place of cock fighting or just someone who kept hens – doubtful if it … More
RIFLE BUTTS, 29 NOTTINGHAM ROAD
Named after the nearby Crown Hills rifle (Spinney Hill) range which opened circa 1879. The Rifle Butts post dates the … More
OLD MILL LANE – DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND STREET
The Duke of Northumberland stood on Old Mill Lane at top of Northumberland St, just off Sanvey Gate, (Northgate Street … More
BLACKSMITHS ARMS – STAG & HOUNDS, 48 NORTHGATE STREET
Stood on the corner of Northgate Street and Pringle Street. Earliest record thus far is August 1839, when John Barradell … More
FORTUNE OF WAR – TIGER, 14 NORTHGATE STREET
The Fortune of War was known as the Tiger circa 1860s – 1871 before reverting to its reverted to its … More
HORSE & JOCKEY, 10 NORTHGATE STREET
Piggot’s Directory of 1822 lists Northgate Street, Horse & Jockey. Auctioned in 1843, again in 1868, owned by James Coulson … More