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FOX AND GRAPES, WHARF STREET

A report from April 1832 mentioned a man named Whitwell fined 40/- for having his Wharf Street house open after … More

Wharf St.

BLACK DOG, BRAUNSTONE GATE

Oct 1832 John Whittle and Thomas Biddle stole in a robbery from a greengrocers in town £33, they divided the … More

Braunstone Gate

JOINERS ARMS, BRAUNSTONE GATE

Mr Garner ran a beer shop in Braunstone Gate.  In May 1836, Elizabeth Garrett, a lady travelling through Leicester, was … More

Braunstone Gate

BLACK TIGER, GARDEN STREET

January 1836, saw a report of the landlord of the Black Tiger, Henry Tebbutt, being bought up on a charge … More

Garden St.

SPOTTED LEOPARD, REDCROSS STREET

In April 1836, a sergeant was called when two young ‘pugilists’ were causing a disturbance in the Spotted Leopard by … More

Redcross St.

FREE AND EASY, BRAUNSTONE GATE

The Free and Easy was mentioned in a court case of April 1832, when three men met to divide out … More

Braunstone Gate

JOHN BULL, WELFORD ROAD

The only known reference is March 1835, when a tremendous storm hit parts of the town, particularly affecting Welford Road.  … More

Welford Rd

MR ROBERTS (BEER SHOP), BEGRAVE GATE

June 1837, the Mr Roberts beer shop in Belgrave Gate was reported for illegal hours drinking. December 1838:  To be … More

Belgrave Gate

HOLE IN THE WALL, BELGRAVE GATE

A court case of July 1832, states that a new beerhouse – the Hole in the Wall, Belgrave Gate with … More

Belgrave Gate

QUEEN ADELAIDE, HARVEY LANE

In November 1831, one of the new beer houses to open after the 1830 Beer Act was the Queen Adelaide … More

Harvey Lane

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