There are only a few references to the Plumbers Arms occurring shortly after the 1830 Beer Act. Lead Street ran … More
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DEW DROP, 68 LAXTON STREET
Photo above: Circa 1948. (credits: John Zienteck). It was a beer house only, and didn’t gain a full licence until … More
BLUE PETER BAR & GRILL, 3 LAW STREET
Pictured above in 2011. Stretching the meaning of pub a little, mainly an Indian Restaurant, although advertised in Bar sections … More
HIGHFIELDS HOTEL, LAUREL ROAD/BARTHOLOMEW STREET, CONIFER CLOSE
The original address was on the corner of Laurel Road and Bartholomew Street. This became Conifer Close on the creation … More
WESTCOTES, 48 LATIMER STREET
Opened with a licence removed from the Greyhound in Thames Street in 1890, Alfred Bickley being first landlord Thomas Fidler … More
COOPERS ARMS, 2 LARCH STREET/ASH STREET
A beerhouse that stood on a corner of Larch Street/Ash Street and recorded at different times as either place. Ash … More
MANCHESTER HOTEL, KNIGHTON FIELDS ROAD (EAST)
Photo above: Circa 1950s. At the Brewster Sessions in August 1895, an application was made for a licence, as there … More
KNIGHTON ARMS, 39 KNIGHTON LANE/VERNON ROAD
Photo above taken in 1995. Was then trading as an off license, before shortly closing. Ran by Welch Brothers Brewery … More
PHOENIX, KING STREET
In April 1833, Moses Pegg laid information against Rhoda Warden of the Phoenix, King Street, in breach of the Beer … More
WEAVERS, 54 KING STREET
Cramant Yard Cottages, behind King Street before the conversion to a pub. After conversion. Opened in April 1995, a most … More