The Red Lion was recorded in 1594 in the Tradesman’s Tokens by Thomas North. No other information is available on … More
Category: Closed Pubs
CARDINALS HAT, SOUTHGATE STREET
A Cardinals Hat was recorded in 1560. Leicester ref library L647-9. No other information is known about this establishment. The … More
PEACOCK – OLD PEACOCK – MECHANICS ARMS, 26 SOUTHGATE STREET
An article in the LC relating to the history of Leicester, records that in 1692 water was to be supplied … More
CAT, SOUTHGATE STREET
A Cat is recorded in the 1744 Recognizance Orders, and also a Cat Spinning Time in 1741. The only clue … More
CHELSEA PENSIONER, 46 SOUTHGATE STREET
Photo above: Circa 1900s. The sign board is the same although window much lager than the sketch below First recorded … More
OLD BLUE BOAR, 63-67 SOUTHGATE STREET
Photo above circa 1906. Prior to the demolition of the Blue Boar in Blue Boar Lane circa 1835 a new … More
HOLLY TREE – ELEPHANT & CASTLE, 17 SOUTHGATE
Next to the Shakespeares Head, the Holly Tree little is known, although a Holly Bush is listed in the 1727 … More
EAGLE, SOUTHGATE STREE
Most of the reports are from the 1850s, although an Eagle was recorded 1728 – but with no address. In … More
SHAKESPEARE’S HEAD, FAT BUDDHA, SHAKESPEARES HOUSE. 19 SOUTHGATE STREET
I remember sitting opposite the pub on our holiday cases at the Southgate Street bus station, whilst my dad and … More
DUKE OF YORK, 10 SOUTHGATE
Photo above: Is the lady going in, coming out or thinking about it? Maybe she’s attracted to the tea room … More