WEAVERS, 54 KING STREET

Cramant Yard Cottages, behind King Street before the conversion to a pub. After conversion. Opened in April 1995, a most … More

NEW WALKERS Wine Bar. TIPPLERS Wine Bar. – VIN IV – OUT OF THE VAULTS – SLOANES – BROOD-GRAND UNION, 24 KING STREET

March 1982 New Walkers Wine Bar opened. Vin 1V opened circa 1989. Originally classed as a wine bar, it soon … More

A real classic local, until its refurbishment, in the 1990s. Many characters, male and female (ladies taking snuff) ,could be … More

Walshies: a Chinese Restaurant whose address was 16 King Street, but really just inside New Walk. It became Flores circa … More

This iconic building was only built circa 1930. Originally insurance offices, later retail use, including a book shop. In December … More

Following his success as a partner in the Vaults (Wellington Street), which backed on to Goodfellas restaurant, Bill Allingham opened … More

One of the few pubs built in Leicester between the wars, this in 1929. The licence was transferred from the … More

Originally called Bridle Lane, it was renamed as Junction Road circa 1862. Everards seemed to have bought the inn circa1902, … More

Licensed circa 1866, with Joseph Dimmock the victualler. In October, that year the press reported ‘An Irish Row’ when one … More

Photo above: Circa 1906. Sir Robert Peel, named after the founder of the Metropolitan Police force (the ‘Bobbys’) and future … More