HAMBLETONIAN, GRANBY STREET

A Hambletonian is recorded circa 1800 in Granby Street – possibly the forerunner to the Wellington on the corner of … More

COMMERCIAL HOTEL – VICTORIA HOTEL – LEICESTER PRIDE – DIRTY DUCK – VILLAGE IN THE CITY – KINGS HEAD – TUT ‘N’ SHIVE – WYVERN – FOX & TIGER – THE ROAD, 157 GRANBY STREET

Ten name changes (and counting), this establishment was originally known as the Commercial Hotel in the 1870s. Wm James Nickells … More

Photo above: scene outside the Barlow Mow circa 1904. Laying of tram lines outside the Barley Mow c1904, note the … More

The Nags Head stood the other side of the Temperance Hotel to the Waggon & Horses. The drawing indicates Georgian … More

The Waggon and Horses stood next door to Thomas Cook’s Temperance Hotel. It comprised of vaults, smoke, tap, kitchen, three … More

The Last Plantagenet stands on the corner with Dover Street. It is the first JD Wetherspoon pub in Leicester, at … More

The former Walkabout then stood empty until circa July 2017, before reopening as Rickshaw Ricks. As is the trend for many … More

In Wright’s 1864, directory under ‘inns pubs and beer retailers’ there is an American Divan listed at no. 43 (now … More

Strictly speaking a hotel, but as well as the public bars in Belvoir Street (dealt with under Belvoir Street), it … More

Despite its number, this stood next door to the Blue Lion. The two hanging lamps are etched with the Carlton … More