Stood on the corner Willow Bridge Street and Syston Street. Photo above, LCC circa 1960. In August 1867, Edward Hextall … More
Category: Closed Pubs
EMPEROR NAPOLEON III, 43 WILLOW BRIDGE STREET
The Emperor Napoleon III once stood opposite corner to the Olive Branch Willow Street.Little research as yet on this unusual … More
WHITE COW, 1 WILLOW BRIDGE STREET
Photo above: Woman believed to be Emily Lane, the last landlady before the White Cow closed in 1907. The White … More
ROPEMAKERS ARMS, 23 WILLOW BRIDGE STREET
Originally the area was known for rope making: Ed Browett, a ropemaker, employed over twenty five men at number’s 23-25 … More
WANLIP INN, 21 (LOWER) WILLOW STREET
Sometime listed as in Willow Street, as it stood on corner Wanlip Street and Lower Willow Street. In 1866, … More
HAVELOCK INN, 48 WILLOW STREET
Charles Agar comes across as quite a character: an entrepreneur in manufacturing who divided opinion. It is hard to get … More
LEEDS TAVERN, 109 WILLOW STREET
Leeds Tavern once stood on the corner of Willow and Brierley Street. Benjamin Whitehead kept an unnamed beerhouse in 1863 … More
WILLOW TREE, 91 WILLOW STREET
Photo above: Circa 1912. Everards copyright. The Willow Tree once stood at the corner of Willow Street and Brunswick Street. … More
OLIVE BRANCH, 1 WILLOW STREET
Photo above: J Zienteck circa 1940s. James Bollard was granted a licence c1862 in this rapidly growing area of the … More
SLATERS ARMS, 36 WILLIAM STREET
Circa 1860, William Foster was landlord. He was a Slater who ran a grocer’s shop in Baker Street, moving to … More