Two very old photos of the original Pack Horse built c1539. (Newark Houses) Eric Swift writes the name Old Pack…
SINKERMAKERS ARMS – DUKE OF RUTLAND, 13 ALFRED STREET
Known as the Sinkermakers until the 1870s, when it changed to the Duke of Rutland. Court cases reveal that William…
LANGHARM ARMS, ALFRED STREET
Langharm Arms cornered Alfred St. and Alfred Terrace. Typical back street beerhouse, the Langham Arms opened circa 1860. It was…
ANCHOR – MECHANICS ARMS, 46 ALEXANDER STREET
Photo above: c1959 (Leices Council Planning) Early directories give 46 Alexander st as the Anchor (poss due to its closeness…
LORD DURHAM, 35 ALBION STREET
Earliest listing so far found is 1838, with John Haddon as victualler. He used the name of his father, Thomas…
SOLDIERS RETURN, ABBEY STREET
George Gee kept the Soldiers Return in Abbey St. in the 1830s and 1840s which can be verified by a…
OLD CHEESE, 42 ABBEY STREET
The earliest record is from an 1850 directory. Confusion often arises when tracing records of the Old Cheese, as another…
GEORGE III, 40 ABBEY STREET
Photo above: King George III clearly marked in Abbey St (no. 40). The Old Cheese listed as 42a (numbered east…
ABBEY MOTOR HOTEL – HOTEL ST. JAMES – HOLYROOD – RICHES – DAYS INN, ABBEY STREET
Built in the late 1960s, with plush restaurant and bar overlooking the city, the Hotel Complex soon included a bar…
THE ABBEY, ABBEY LANE
Photo above: John Zienteck c1948 Opened as The Abbey Hotel c1870, owned by Orsan Wright, purchased by LB.M. (Leicester Brewing…