Corner of Brunswick Street and Wheat Street. In June 1846, Jonathon Wilson took an advertisement in the Leicester Journal, stating … More
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SEVEN STARS, UPPER BROWN STREET
The Seven Stars on left of Upper Brown Street at no. 11 counting up from York Street, furthest in small … More
EARL DYSART, 45 BRUNSWICK STREET
Photo above: Classic use of advertising on a small beer house. Photo is from John Zienteck’s collection. Circa 1865-1954. Possessed … More
FULL MOON, BROOK STREET
Photo above: A much used picture. Bill White’s shop circa 1955, Brook Street awaiting demolition in the Leicester slum clearance … More
WARWICK CASTLE, 57 BROOK STREET
Photo above: The Warwick Castle building still standing c 1955. At number 57 stood the grand sounding Warwick Castle. In … More
KING WILLIAM – LORD MELBOURE (SOMETIME KNOWN AS MELBOURNE INN) – DERBY ARMS, BROWN STREET/UPPER BROWN
The above ad fro April 1825, LC containing the King William recently erected. Predating the 1830 Beer Act 16th Oct … More
BREWERS ARMS, BRITANNIA STREET
There is a reference to a Brewers Arms in Britannia Street on the 15th of November 1833, when John Hefford … More
WELCOME TRAVELLER, BRITANNIA STREET
The 1840 directory lists a Welcome Traveller in Britannia Street, no address given. The area off of Belgrave Gate was … More
SHAKESPEARE, BRAUNSTONE LANE
Circa 1954, saw a row of old cottages converted into the thatched pub known as the Shakespeare by Everards brewery. … More
LOAF – SUGAR LOAF – TRANSYLVANIA – DOG HOUSE BAR, (Crafty Dog bar)64 BRAUNSTONE GATE
Another adaptation of an old Victorian building into a café-bar, this one opened as the Loaf in March 2000 – … More