CRISPIN ARMS, 34 JEWRY WALL STREET

Demolition of part of Jewry Wall Street, circa 1896, to make way for the railway extension. The whole length of … More

BOW BRIDGE INN, 2 KING RICHARDS ROAD

The Bow Bridge always had a significant part in the King Richard III story, as legend has it he rode … More

The Richmond Arms once brewed its own beer, as in 1873 the brewing vessels were sold off by auction. William … More

The area developed mainly from the mid-19th century. The Watts family acquired Danets Hall, giving their name to ‘Watts Causeway’ … More

The Richard Cobden would be one of the shops on the corner opposite to the Prince Alfred (not shown behind … More

Photo above: The Earl Leicester, pre-Wold War I. An Everards house at the time. The sign on the wall is … More

The Nelson Arms was at the Humberstone Road tollgate approximately where today’s Forest Road junction is with Humberstone Road. First … More

Photo above: circa 1950s. Now part of the city but originally a separate village that was later brought within Leicester’s … More

As with the Ramblers Rest, there is very little information about the Railway Inn. An advert from the Leicester Mercury, … More

There are a few references to a Ramblers Rest during the 1850s. A newspaper report on the 13th of February … More