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

The Richmond Arms once brewed its own beer, as in 1873 the brewing vessels were sold off by auction. William … More

Licensed circa 1866, with Joseph Dimmock the victualler. In October, that year the press reported ‘An Irish Row’ when one … More

The area developed mainly from the mid-19th century. The Watts family acquired Danets Hall, giving their name to ‘Watts Causeway’ … More

The Richard Cobden would be one of the shops on the corner opposite to the Prince Alfred (not shown behind … More

Photo above: Circa 1906. Sir Robert Peel, named after the founder of the Metropolitan Police force (the ‘Bobbys’) and future … More

Photo above: The Earl Leicester, pre-Wold War I. An Everards house at the time. The sign on the wall is … More

A Swan and Rushes is recorded in the first recognizance orders of 1725. No address is given so we can … More

The Nelson Arms was at the Humberstone Road tollgate approximately where today’s Forest Road junction is with Humberstone Road. First … More