JOHN O GAUNT, SOMERSET AVE

Off Abbey Lane, Leicester Stadium Estate. John O Gaunt, (see photo above) circa 1988. Opened in December in 1956 with … More

LAMB, SANVEY GATE/NORTHGATE

A Lamb is recorded in 1726. No address is given, although a Lamb in Sanvey Gate is is quoted in … More

This was the place, as the Il Rondo in the 1960s was not a traditional pub, more a dance hall … More

One of Leicester’s classic pubs (Mary Batesons Records of the Borough of Leicester records the Antelope, near St Martins 1493) … More

Off Humberstone Road, Charnwood Street area. Recorded in 1880 directory as the Shenton Arms, it is one of the many … More

First licensee I can find is of James Abel 1791 he was succeeded by Catherine Abel from 1794 to c … More

Marquis of Hastings, no. 94 next to court M. 3, three doors from Old Kings Arms at no. 100. … More

Photo above by John Zienteck, circa 1946. Jane Harrison was registered as victualler of Sanvey Gate House in the 1850 … More

1818 Robert Cooke is listed as victular. There are references to the Axe & Square during the 1820-40s, run by … More

March 1836 is the first record I can find, when who else but Moses Pegg charged the landlord for selling … More