Photo above: Friday Street taken from the West. The Severn Oaks is no. 31 which is unclear in this picture. … More
Category: Closed Pubs
BAKERS ARMS, 60 FRIARS CAUSEWAY
Photo above: Bakers Arms shown centre bottom left, in the ancient part of Leicester – the Black Friars. South East … More
BANKERS CLUB – FERNANDEZ GRILL HOUSE, FRIAR LANE
Opened in the old Phoenix Assurance Offices in February 2013, as a high end bar and restaurant. Spread over two … More
HORSE & GROOM, FRIAR LANE
In July 1770, Thomas Johnson took out an advert informing ‘his friends’ that he had now moved from the Horse … More
FORTUNE OF WAR – EARL MORIAS ARMS – EARL OF STAMFORD – HARE – ROBIN HOOD – ABBEY INN, FROG ISLAND AREA
The Inns below are from a list of 1825 of Inn subscribers to FWK fund. They’re more likely to be … More
GEORGE & DRAGON, FRIAR LANE
Mentioned in 1600. Sometime called the George which gives rise to misrepresentation was situated at the angle of Friar Lane … More
GEORGE, FRIAR LANE
In 1485, Chantry of Corpus Chrsti received 6d rent from the George, but a George was also recorded in Swinesmarket … More
BEAR & SWAN, FRIAR LANE
Recorded as in Friar Lane, the Bear & Swan is mentioned in Billson’s Medieval Leicester, when he writes ‘revolutionary and … More
QUEEN’S HEAD – BRICK MOULD – QUEEN’S HEAD & BELL, 55 FRIAR LANE
Friar Lane first mentioned in 1391, near the site of the Grey Friars monastery. There are few records of these … More
FREESCHOOL TAVERN, 13 FREESCHOOL LANE
Situated on the north west side, owned by brewers Dorman Pope & Co. of Wellingbough Road, Northampton. The licence was … More