GEORGE & DRAGON, 11-13 KENT STREET

Picture credit: John Zienteck, circa 1948. So far the earliest report of the George & Dragon is c1843, when the … More

LEICESTER CITY, JEWRY WALL STREET

Recorded during the 1830s-40s In April 1834, Stephen Daft, landlord of a beer shop in Jewry Wall Street was informed … More

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

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