RIFLE VOLUNTEER, 4 HORSEFAIR STREET

Photo above: circa 1866. The Rifle Volunteer, sometime referred to as The Volunteer Inn, stood just inside Horsefair Street, from … More

LEATHER BOTTLE – ALDERMAN NEWTON, HOLY BONES

There was an earlier record of a Leather Bottle in the 1739 recognizance orders. The later Leather Bottle stood on … More

Photo above: Classic picture of the Crown and Dolphin at no. 1 Holy Bones, actually stood on the junction of … More

The Red Cow was recorded as a small inn within a row of cottages, circa 1650. c1928 (Jonathan Wilshire Leices … More

Following the death of the owner John Preston, the butcher’s, Heard & Son, closed in 2006, later converted to Oscars … More

Photo above: Taken in April 2014. What was left of Morgan’s Bar after explosion in the Polish grocers next door. … More

Richmond Arms, built circa 1972, to replace the pub of the same name in the adjacent King Richards road . … More

In 1835, John Johnson was listed as victualler and Maltster, right through to 1883, where he was still listed as … More

In 1980, plans were submitted to turn two listed unused dwellings into a public house, situated on the old Home … More

1849 Directory reports a Kings Dragoon Guards at 22 Hill Street, stating ‘next to Boys School.’ I have information on … More