Also recorded as Bowling Green House and the Vauxhall Bowling Green, after the nearby Vauxhall Gardens. Recorded in the recognizance … More
Category: Closed Pubs
PUZZLER, ST NICHOLAS STREET
The 1851 census records shows William Whatten as victualler in the Puzzler, St Nicholas Street, and George Evans, innkeeper in … More
LEATHER BOTTLE – ALDERMAN NEWTON, ST NICHOLAS STREET
Circa 1838, the Alderman Newton School was established on the corner of Holy Bones and St Nicholas Street, together with … More
COVENTRY ARMS, 5 ST NICHOLAS STREET
It was also called Coventry House. Circa 1880, John Hill was licensee. He transferred to John Murray … More
HERO OF WATERLOO, ST NICHOLAS STREET
Situated opposite St Nicolas Church, with a back entrance from Thornton Lane. In an 1835 directory, Noel Evatt was the … More
ROSE & CROWN – RECRUITING SERGEANT – NORTHAMTONSHIRE ARMS, 2 ST NICHOLAS STREET
Situated on the corner of St Nicholas Square and St Nicholas St. The Recruiting Sergeant occupied a prominent position, as … More
RAM, 1 ST NICHOLAS STREET
The Ram was a very old inn with the first record dating from 1726, in the recognizance orders address given … More
39 STEPS – SAINTS -CASSEUS – STEPS, CANVAS, FRAME, ST MARTIN’S SQUARE
Pictured 1994. A first floor bar, with frequent name changes. June 1986 39 Steps hit by a large blaze causing … More
TAP IN THE SQUARE, ST MARTIN’S SQUARE
Opened in December 2017, opposite the Bottle Garden. A ‘Pop up’ pub, the Tap in the Square was a collaboration … More
TALBOT – TALBOT INN, ST NICHOLAS SQUARE/TALBOT LANE
(Photo above: circa 1893). Stood on the corner of St Nicholas Square and Talbot Lane. There are two versions of … More