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
Its origins unclear the Leicester Chronicle of the time reported on its history of once being an old manor house…
BAKERS ARMS, Bath Lane/Bath St.
Photo above shows the demolition of some properties corner Bath Lane c1890. 1829 Abraham Craythorne a baker of High St…
VAUXHALL, Bath Lane
Photo above: Bath Lane can be seen on this map of 1828, after the demise of Vauxhall and the gardens.…
JUNCTION INN, 4 Bath Lane
Photo above: The Junction rear, no 4 Bath Lane backs on to the river Soar approx (BM.188.47). The boat started to…
HOLY FRIAR, Bath Lane
October 1838, Edward Kilburn of the Holy Friar beer house, Bath Street (Bath Lane), was fined for opening during Sunday…