BISHOPS BLAISE, 50 CAUSEWAY LANE

Photo above: Court B of Bishop Blaze Yard in the map is indicated as Parish workhouse.  The buildings in the … More

ADMIRAL CHARLES NAPIER – SIR CHARLES NAPIER, 13 CAUSEWAY LANE

Photo above: Outside the Sir Charles Napier, possibly during the Sawbridge tenure, with the obligatory terrier getting in the picture.  … More

HORSE & JOCKEY, 24 CATHERINE STREET

Photo above: circa 1960s. Originally fronting Dorset Street, the Horse & Jockey circa 1879-1968, closed and was then re-built fronting … More

BEEHIVE – BLACK-A-MOOR-LADY – CASTLE BOWLING GREEN, CASTLE YARD

A conundrum, the above may not be connected. A Beehive is recorded in Castle Yard in an 1828 directory. John … More

LEICESTER CASTLE – CASTLE (OLD), 12 CASTLE VIEW (See also BEEHIVE, Castle Yd)

Photo above: The original Old Castle Inn , (with Rupert’s Gateway to the left), owned by the Duchy of Lancaster, … More

ROSE – TALBOT – BELL – WHEATSHEAF, CASTLE STREET

Photo above: What this Victorian map can see is both corners of Castle and Southgate Street.  It could be the … More

MARQUIS OF GRANBY, 16 CASTLE STREET

Photo above taken between 1911-12, when Frank Squires was landlord.  The two children are Frank’s son Harry and daughter May. … More

BRITANNIA, 10 CASTLE STREET

Photo of map above showing both the Britannia and Marquis of Granby.   Everards Brewery – that stood opposite – … More

UNICORN, 26 CARRINGTON STREET

Photo above:  View looking down Carrington Street, the Unicorn is at the bottom on the left, with the bow window. … More

BLUE MOON – HUNTERS REST, 49 CARLISLE STREET

Opened in the 1st of February 1939, by Offilers Brewery, with licence transferred from the Bishops Blaze on Causeway Lane. … More