Photo above: Granville Hotel circa 1906. Certainly listed in the license justice’s records from circa 1890. Auctions were held here … More
Category: Closed Pubs
HOTEL INN – RUTLAND ARMS, HORSEFAIR STREET
The original hotel idea was first mooted in 1791, at a meeting in the Three Crowns, when the discussion of … More
LEATHER BOTTLE, CHURCH GATE
The ad posted above appeared in the Leicester Journal in August 1775. This is the only mention of a Leather … More
HARE AND HOUNDS, WOODGATE
Searching through the early editions of the Leicester Journals, we came across a 1765 edition of this auction ad: “Sale … More
THE GARDENERS ARMS, BIRSTALL STREET
Gardeners Arms Birstall Street, corner Curzan Street? Posted on Leicester Past and Present by Micheal Ancliff who told of his … More
RANGE – WATERMEAD – BREWSTERS – PAPRIKA, 501 MELTON ROAD
Quite a way from the city centre, sometimes refered to as in Rushy Mead or Thurmaston. The Range opened sometime … More
BRICKMAKERS ARMS, COLTON STREET
One report so far of Jonathan Wilson, aged fifty-five running the Brickmakers Arms in Colton Street in 1835. Could this … More
HORSE AND PANNIERS, BELGRAVE GATE
A Horse and Panniers was recorded in the 1725 recognizance orders. In 1808, LJ mentions that the Horse and Panniers … More
BRICKMAKERS ARMS, BRUNSWICK STREET
A couple of references of this beerhouse. It was either at an unknown location in Brunswick Street or it changed … More
GAME COCK, ALBION STREET
In March 1831, Miss Tebbutt, daughter of R. Tebbutt of the Game Cock, married blacksmith P. Sheppard. July 1832: ‘For … More