Photo credit above: Nick Miller Collection Supposedly named after a nearby spring claimed to have medicinal properties. Circa 1850, Robert … More
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HOPE, WIGSTON STREET
Wigston Street was laid out between Halford & Rutland Street. In January 1833, a case was bought up on information … More
HORSES & GROOM, WHEAT STREET
First mentioned in May 1838, when a bakehouse and dwelling was advertised to let ‘Situate in Benford Street with passage … More
NEW JOLLY ANGLER, 116 WHEAT STREET
1862 advert: ‘To Let. A Capital Beerhouse in Wheat Street. The New Jolly Angler.’ Thomas Blastock applied for and was … More
WHEATSHEAF, 76 WHEAT STREET
Photo above John Zienteck. Circa 1946. Corner Wheat and Lead Street. The Wheatsheaf looks to be a Georgian building, the … More
JOLLY MILLER, WHARF STREET
1836 -1837, no address given, but maybe a short lived beer house. Thomas Lewin was landlord and doesn’t appear in … More
VICTORIA CROSS, 152 WHARF STREET
First recorded in October 1870, when the Beerhouse Keepers and Brewers Association met here – G. E. King was landlord. … More
FELLMONGERS ARMS, 132 WHARF STREET
The first known recording of the Fellmongers Arms is a court case from October 1837, when the landlord, William Harriott … More
JOLLY ANGLER, 122 WHARF STREET
Circa 1830, landlord was Thomas Woodcock. He was soon in trouble for serving ale during divine service. 1840 Wm Bailey … More
UNION – RISING SUN, 120 WHARF STREET
Earliest recording in Wharf Street is from 1829, although Piggott’s directory of 1828 names a Union pub but with no … More