Ten name changes (and counting), this establishment was originally known as the Commercial Hotel in the 1870s. Wm James Nicholas … More
Category: Closed Pubs
NAGS HEAD, 67 (135) GRANBY STREET
The Nags Head stood the other side of the Temperance Hotel to the Waggon & Horses. The drawing indicates Georgian … More
WAGON & HORSES, 121 GRANBY STREET
The Waggon and Horses stood next door to Thomas Cook’s Temperance Hotel. It comprised of vaults, smoke, tap, kitchen, three … More
LAST PLANTAGENET, 107 GRANBY STREET
The Last Plantagenet stands on the corner with Dover Street. It is the first JD Wetherspoon pub in Leicester, at … More
RICKSHAW RICKS, 28 GRANBY STREET
The former Walkabout then stood empty until circa July 2017, before reopening as Rickshaw Ricks. As is the trend for many … More
AMERICAN DIVAN, 99 GRANBY STREET (SOUTH WEST/GALLOWTREE GATE)
In Wright’s 1864, directory under ‘inns pubs and beer retailers’ there is an American Divan listed at no. 43 (now … More
GRAND HOTEL – RAMADA – JARVIS, 75 GRANBY STREET (SOUTH WEST)
Strictly speaking a hotel, but as well as the public bars in Belvoir Street (dealt with under Belvoir Street), it … More
CARLTON HOTEL, 69 GRANBY STREET (SOUTH WEST)
Despite its number, this stood next door to the Blue Lion. The two hanging lamps are etched with the Carlton … More
WHITE LION – BLUE LION, 61 GRANBY STREET (SOUTH WEST)
1810 Wm Hall listed as licensee, Circa 1815, on the corner Granby Street and Belvior Street. A record has it … More
QUEEN’S COMMERCIAL HOTEL, 43 GRANBY STREET
An advert in the Leicester Mail in July 1868 read: HENRY FLOWERS QUEEN’S COMMERCIAL HOTEL 43 GRANBY ST. Burton mild … More