1726, the Cannon’s address given as Barkby Lane. Main address in deeds is given as Belgrave Gate, could enter from…
WOODBOY, Bedford St./Fleet St.
Photo above: 1880s map showing Bedford st. and the warrens of houses and streets off of it. Stood on corner…
MILK MAID, 84 Bedford St.
Milk Maid seen on the map corner of Grove Street and Bedford Street. JR has record of Joseph Cave keeping…
WHITE LION, 29 Bedford St. (Barkby Rd)
1833 Francis Glover was licensee as she was charged with illegal opening..No 29 on the South East side which is…
COOPERS ARMS, 28 Bedford St.
Photo above: A cooper made and repaired barrels. Ref (CJ) Prior to the 1820s, Bedford St. was known as Barkby…
THE QUAY, Bede Island
The Bede Island area, (26 acres) of Leicester which ran alongside the River Soar, roughly from Braunstone Gate to Upperton…
BEAUMONT LEYS, 130 Beaumont Leys Lane
Granting of Licence (British Newspaper archive) Large estate pub built 1957, by Home Brewery. site was originally applied for and…
TOM HOSKINS, 131 Beaumanor Rd.
Photo above, prior to the 1983-84 takeover. During the 1870s, Jabez Penn opened a shop supplying beer for the nearby…
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE, 22 Bay St.
Photo above: Duke of Devonshire, at bottom of the street,1969 (photo Jack Graves) George Greet was victualler c.1840 before handing…
BULLS HEAD, Bath St./Belgrave
Bulls Head c.1937, a rebuild across the road. (ES). In the 1790s George Davenport Leicestershire’s notorious highwayman narrowly escaped capture…