One of the few pubs built in Leicester between the wars, this in 1929. The licence was transferred from the … More
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JUNCTION INN, 45 JUNCTION ROAD/MELTON STREET
Built in 1863. Owned by local brewer Bates & Bishell from 1882, who eventually became LBM in 1891. The pub … More
BRIDLE LANE INN – TAVERN, JUNCTION ROAD/BELGRAVE GATE
Originally called Bridle Lane, it was renamed as Junction Road circa 1862. Everards seemed to have bought the inn circa1902, … More
AFRICAN KITCHEN & BAR, 6 JUBILEE ROAD
Jubilee Road, off Belgrave Gate. Photo above sometime in August 2015. The company formed circa 2013, and a major licence … More
ANCHOR OF HOPE, 74 UPPER KENT STREET
Upper Kent St, with Anchor of Hope on the corner of Waring Street. A particularly long street of terraced houses, … More
GEORGE & DRAGON, 11-13 KENT STREET
Picture credit: John Zienteck, circa 1948. So far the earliest report of the George & Dragon is c1843, when the … More
LEICESTER CITY, JEWRY WALL STREET
Recorded during the 1830s-40s In April 1834, Stephen Daft, landlord of a beer shop in Jewry Wall Street was informed … More
CRISPIN ARMS, 34 JEWRY WALL STREET
Demolition of part of Jewry Wall Street, circa 1896, to make way for the railway extension. The whole length of … More
BOW BRIDGE INN, 2 KING RICHARDS ROAD
The Bow Bridge always had a significant part in the King Richard III story, as legend has it he rode … More
RICHMOND ARMS, 56 KING RICHARDS ROAD
The Richmond Arms once brewed its own beer, as in 1873 the brewing vessels were sold off by auction. William … More