Opened in November 1997 by Marstons, in a blaze of glory during the midst of the relaxing of licensing attitudes … More
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WELLINGTON & CASTLE – WELLINGTON – EDWARDS – WELLINGTON BAR – GLOBAL CAFE BAR, 40 GRANBY STREET (NORTH EAST)
Fronting on to Rutland St called the Wellington Castle c1820-70 1827 FATAL EFFECTS OF ROBBERY & DESERTION John Leggett a … More
MIDLAND HOTEL, 34 GRANBY STREET
Listed in an 1867 directory. Was no. 30, became no. 34. The Wellington was given as no. 36.
BAR RISA – WALKABOUT, 30 GRANBY STREET
Opened in November 1997, together with adjoining Jongleurs comedy club. By 2006, Bar Risa had become Walkabout. The first floor … More
JOLLY MILLER – FALCON – TURKEY CAFE – METHOD. 1901, GRANBY STREET
Standing at no. 24 Granby Street (North East), the Jolly Miller was an ancient, small thatched inn, described in 1751 … More
WILLIAM CLARKE’S DINNING & REFRESHMENT HOUSE – WILLIAM HIGNETTS REFRESHMENT HOUSE- CENTRAL BAR, 12 GRANBY STREET
1864, William Clarke was granted a licence for a beerhouse. It stood between Halford Street and Granby Place and no. … More
FRENCH REVOLUTION – BAR CODE – OLIVERZ, 4 GRANBY PLACE< off Granby St, (NORTH WEST)
Situated in an alley off Granby Street it ideally placed for late drink. As the French Revolution opened c1975, it … More
COUNTY CRICKET GROUND – CRICKETERS, 1 GRACE ROAD (SOUTH WEST)
The Victorian Cricket Ground Hotel, used for and by cricketers of Leicestershire County Cricket Club. During the 1870s the ground … More
HOLY FRIAR, FRIARS CAUSEWAY
Photo above: Friars Causeway, 1960s. Very little known of this pub other than a crime report in the local press … More
GYPSY LANE HOTEL, 45 GYPSY LANE
Opened in 1929, by All Saints Brewery with licence transferred from the PAV (Pavilion Theatre) in Belgrave Gate. It … More