Photo above: c1918 Alfred Allen, who is shown here in with wife Sarah(?) picture by George Lejeure. Leicester Chronicle 26th … More
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BLACK SWAN – ROYAL GEORGE – BRITISH WORKMAN, 9 CHARLES STREET
1843 directory records the Black Swan at no. 9 Charles Street with an access on Lower Free Lane. In the … More
VICTORIA CROSS – 16 CECIL ROAD
Stood at the corner of Cecil road and Maynard road. Mentioned in deeds relating to a sale by LBM to … More
AVENUE – PRINCE OF PUNJAB, 92 CAVENDISH ROAD
The crest on the front of the building states that this was built in 1878. Photos above and below Chris … More
BIRD IN HAND, CAUSEWAY LANE
A Bird in Hand is recorded in the 1791 Directory in Causeway Lane, John Smith was listed as the landlord. For … More
BALL, CAUSEWAY LANE
Recognizance orders of 1726 record a Ball.
BISHOPS BLAISE, 50 CAUSEWAY LANE
Photo above: Court B of Bishop Blaze Yard in the map is indicated as Parish workhouse. The buildings in the … More
ADMIRAL CHARLES NAPIER – SIR CHARLES NAPIER, 13 CAUSEWAY LANE
Photo above: Outside the Sir Charles Napier, possibly during the Sawbridge tenure, with the obligatory terrier getting in the picture. … More
CORONATION, 201 CATHERINE STREET
The Coronation was built in 1937 to commemorate the coronation of King George VI. In 1986, a plot to assassinate … More
WOOLPACK, 109 CATHERINE STREET
Photo above: Circa 1979. Built circa 1879. Situated on the corner of Catherine and Surrey Street. Henry Hickinbottom became landlord … More