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DERBY ARMS – RUTLAND & DERBY ARMS, 21-23 MILLSTONE LANE

Some early recordings of the Derby Arms:  in 1855 Joseph Johnson applied for a licence for the Derby Arms.  In … More

Millstone Lane

PHOENIX ART CENTRE & CAFÉ BAR, MIDLAND STREET-The NEST

Circa 2008, the Phoenix Art Centre was built.  It comprises cinemas (mostly showing ‘art house’ films), exhibitions, educational workshops and … More

cafe bars, Midland St.

THE MERIDIAN BAR & GRILL, BEES KNEES – THE OBSERVATORY, MERIDIAN PARK

These are mainly Restaurants with bar facilities and are on different locations on the complex we list them on one … More

Meridian Park

MELTON HOTEL, 197 MELTON ROAD

Charming 1906 photo of Melton Road with the Melton Hotel’s gable end prominent, a far cry from today’s ‘Golden Mile.’ … More

Melton Rd., restaurant

MARTEN INN – PADDY’S MARTEN INN, MARTIN STREET

The Marten Inn was built circa 1880.  The earliest known record is from August 1882, when William Ward had been … More

Martin St.

WIG & PEN – BAR BARISTO – TP WOODS – PARADOY – REYNARYD – HEAD OF STEAM – SANCTUARY, TEXAS STEAK HOUSE – OLIVIA’S TOWNHOUSE, KATIE O’BRIEN’S, MARKET STREET

 Moreland’s Brewery first obtained planning permission in April 1996. The new façade behind the boarding’s is the name Wig & … More

Market St.

HOGSHEAD – SLUG & LETTUCE, DISTILLERY, MARKET STREET

The Hogshead chain of pubs opened in Leicester, for which planning had been given to Bass Taverns circa 1996.  Situated … More

Market St.

DU CANNS Wine Bar,. FARRINGDON WINE BAR – WILKIE’S – VOODOO – LONG BAR – LAVA – MAMBA, MARKET STREET

1977 was Du Canns Wine Bar, In the late 1980s, Bob Wilkinson took over the now Farringdon Wine Bar in … More

bars, Market St.

MCADAM WINES – JETTY WINE SHOP – PAGES WINE LODGE – YATES WINE LODGE – THE JETTY – CORK & BOTTLE – CORKERS – MARKET TAVERN – CHURCHILLS – MARKET TAVERN – ALFIES – MARKET TAVERN, MARKET PLACE

As teenage lads we would call in Pages, which seemed to us catered for the ‘older’ generation – one of … More

Market Place

45 GIN SCHOOL, INSIDE No 9 MARKET PLACE

Lean to make your own gin: sit on long bench go through the process via a talk by one of … More

gin, Market Place

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