The licensee Charles Clifton, was fined for offending against the tenor of his licence on the 3rd of August 1839 … More
Category: Closed Pubs
HAMBLETONIAN, GRANBY STREET
A Hambletonian is recorded circa 1800 in Granby Street – possibly the forerunner to the Wellington on the corner of … More
COMMERCIAL HOTEL – VICTORIA HOTEL – LEICESTER PRIDE – DIRTY DUCK – VILLAGE IN THE CITY – KINGS HEAD – TUT ‘N’ SHIVE – WYVERN – FOX & TIGER – THE ROAD, 157 GRANBY STREET
Ten name changes (and counting), this establishment was originally known as the Commercial Hotel in the 1870s. Wm James Nickells … More
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