AVENUE – PRINCE OF PUNJAB, 92 CAVENDISH ROAD

The crest on the front of the building states that this was built in 1878. Photos above and below Chris … More

CORONATION, 201 CATHERINE STREET

The Coronation was built in 1937 to commemorate the coronation of King George VI. In 1986, a plot to assassinate … More

WOOLPACK, 109 CATHERINE STREET

Photo above: Circa 1979. Built circa 1879. Situated on the corner of Catherine and Surrey Street. Henry Hickinbottom became landlord … More

CASTLE INN, CASTLE VIEW

Photo above: Bas Deacon and ‘Ruddles’ the dog, taken on the 20th of July 2018, outside the newly opened Castle … More

33 CANK STREET, CANK STREET

Photo below: View from Cank St with the ornate former Nat West Bank (St Martins Bank) which had stood empty … More

HALF TIME ORANGE – SYMPHONY, 121 BURNMORE STREET

This was an ex South Leicester Working men’s club, as the fashion for working men’s clubs began to wane many closed … More

LOAF – SUGAR LOAF – TRANSYLVANIA – DOG HOUSE BAR, (Crafty Dog bar)64 BRAUNSTONE GATE

Another adaptation of an old Victorian building into a café-bar, this one opened as the Loaf in March 2000 – … More

FREEMASONS ARMS – BRAUNSTONE GATE BREWERY – BRAUNSTONE GATE INN – COMMON ROOM – VERDE – BAR 66 – MANHATTAN LOUNGE – GATE 66 – MOOD BAR, 66 BRAUNSTONE GATE. Secret Garden

Photo above: Circa, 1900, showing LBM signage, the name of the pub is still Braunstone Gate Brewery. 1830,s ran by … More

LOOKING GLASS – WEST END BREWERY, 66-68 BRAUNSTONE GATE

The Looking Glass, aptly named, opened in 2001 in an old mirror shop.  It retained the old shop front, blending … More

LUNABLU – SUMO, 54 BRAUNSTONE GATE

Situated in and at the rear of an old factory block, the Lunablu opened in March 2000, on three levels … More