John Pole was licensee in 1846. In 1851, Wilson Mortimer, age twenty-seven, is recorded as a publican in Midland Street, … More
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OLD KINGS ARMS – WHITE HART – OLD WHITE HART, 24 METCALF STREET
Not to be confused with the White Hart on the corner of the next street – Eaton Street/Wharf Street, as … More
BIRD IN THE HAND, METCALF STREET
1834 Wm Watts (licensee?) charged John Baum with assualt in the Bird in Hand Metcalf St, claiming Baum had a … More
ORIGINAL BREWERING CO, MERIDIAN PARK COMPLEX
Micro brew pub opened in June 1995 – a concept rolled out by Bass together with a chain of another … More
THE MERIDIAN BAR & GRILL, BEES KNEES – THE OBSERVATORY, MERIDIAN PARK
These are mainly Restaurants with bar facilities and are on different locations on the complex we list them on one … More
MELVILLE ARMS, MELVILLE STREET
Photo above: Circa 1930s. The flags are out, a royal celebration of some kind outside the Melville Arms Sometimes the … More
HERALD OF PEACE – OWL & PUSSYCAT, MELTON ROAD
Opened in June 1959, with a licence from the Joiners Arms, Highcross Street. It ran for many years by the … More
SPEEDWAY HOTEL – FOSSEWAY, 432 MELTON ROAD
Originally a private house that was turned in to a pub prior to World War II by Marstons. I don’t … More
MANOR HOTEL – FESTIVAL, 557 MELTON ROAD
1950s pub built on the outskirts of Leicester, at the top end of Melton Road towards Thurmaston. Changed its name … More
MELTON HOTEL, 197 MELTON ROAD
Charming 1906 photo of Melton Road with the Melton Hotel’s gable end prominent, a far cry from today’s ‘Golden Mile.’ … More