1818 Robert Cooke is listed as victular. There are references to the Axe & Square during the 1820-40s, run by … More
Category: Closed Pubs
JOINERS ARMS – GLASSES, 73 SANVEY GATE
March 1836 is the first record I can find, when who else but Moses Pegg charged the landlord for selling … More
RED LION – OLD RED LION, 47 SANVEY GATE
Photo above circa 1900. The brickwork seems to be three inch, which dates the building as possibly early eighteenth century, … More
RING OF BELLS – OLD TEN BELLS, 33 SANVEY GATE
There is a record of Ring of Bells in 1743 (recognizance orders), and later in August 1813: “Recruiting of the … More
RAILWAY TAVERN, 48 SAMUEL STREET
Photo from the Nick Miller collection. Samuel Street lay just off Southampton Street, and the Railway Arms was used by … More
CITY ARMS, SAFFRON LANE
Delivery day in this charmingly posed photo above. Everards built the City Arms circa 1925, stating that it was to … More
MIDLAND RAILWAY HOTEL – MIDLAND RAILWAY INN, SAFFRON LANE (LANSDOWNE ROAD)
The Midland Railway Hotel (to use its full title), was built circa 1884, with Robert Davis as landlord, and owner … More
PIPEMAKERS ARMS, 71 ST SAVIOUR’S ROAD (CORNER CHARNWOOD STREET)
The property was built circa 1870, on land purchased by stonemason Alfred Gibbins. He gained a beerhouse licence, eventually transferring … More
IMPERIAL, ST SAVIOUR’S ROAD
1876 Wm Brown was granted a provisional licence for the proposed building, later that year, Joseph Isaac Hallam, a Mere … More
BLACK BOY, ST SAVIOUR’S ROAD
The first known record is from 1878, when William Brown was landlord. John Weston 1883, John Hunt 1884 with Samuel … More