Photo above: Champion on right c 1900. Ornate portico belies the age of the Champion as it is recorded in … More
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CIGARMAKERS ARMS, LOSEBY LANE
Only a couple of references known for the Cigarmakers Arms. In July 1868 the Royal Agricultural Show came to Leicester … More
THREE CROWNS – BANK STORES – THE CROWNS, 2-4 LOSEBY LANE
Some records claim this was a Temperance Hotel, but part of the property held a licence and certainly sold ale … More
RED COW – STAR & BALL – CROWN & THISTLE – ROSE & THISTLE – FOURPENCE & FIRKIN – O’NEIL’S, LOSEBY LANE
There is a tenuous record of a pub on the site in 1580, but the first definite recorded in Leicester … More
ST LEDGER TAVERN, LORD STREET
Situated on Lord Street, off Eldon Street, where Lee Street Circle is now. Lord Street contained only a few houses, … More
LONSDALE ARMS, LONSDALE STREET
See Lonsdale Arms in Biddulph Street.
JOINERS ARMS, LONDON ROAD
The exact location is unknown There is a reference from May 1826 of Elizabeth, wife of landlord Mr Gerrish, of … More
NAGS HEAD, LONDON ROAD
One report of a Nags Head in July 1826 in the LC. An Inquest was held at the Nags Head … More
THE VARSITY, 146 LONDON ROAD
Bass originally applied for a licence, circa 1997, but eventually opened the property next door to the Loaded Dog. Wolverhampton … More
LOADED DOG, 144 LONDON ROAD
Photo above: Getting ready for the opening, May 1997. Opened in 1997 by Bass under it’s a ‘scream’ banner, targeting … More