Searching through the early editions of the Leicester Journals, we came across a 1765 edition of this auction ad: “Sale … More
Category: Closed Pubs
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
1830 Jonathan Wilson was running the Spread Eagle just around the corner from his Brickworks in top end of Colton … 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
GATE, BLUE BOAR LANE
Blue Boar Lane ran from Highcross Streeet to Holy Bones. A LJ report of May 1834, described Richard Hudson, landlord … More
RAVEN, BELGRAVE GATE
In 1834, William Sutton was charged by George Banks, constable of the Parish (pre-official police force, often unpaid), of harbouring … More
BOLD DRAGOON, BELGRAVE GATE
In March 1832, Jonathan Wilson, the portly landlord of the Bold Dragoon, Belgrave Gate, was charged with allowing bad people … More