Photo above, Dennis Calow collection. Mentioned in 1849 directory, only sketchy references, like Aylestone Street as a whole is now…
CATTLE MARKET, 53 Aylestone Rd.
Late 19th century photo of the Cattle Market Hotel, later it would be called the New Cattle Market. The naming…
PEDESTRIAN TAVERN, Aylestone St/Rd.
1864-65, Joseph Bent was recorded running the Pedestrian Tavern. At the Brewster Sessions, petitions were read complaining of the character…
BEDFORD HOTEL – VICTORY, 21 Aylestone Rd.
Photo of the Bedford Hotel c1900 (Everards) The Bedford gained its full licence in 1846. William Barston, the owner, was…
FREEMEN’S ARMS – PHYSIO & FIRKIN – THE PHIZZ – PRIDE OF LEICESTER, 19 Aylestone Rd.
Photo above: The man standing outside is believed to be landlord Edward Clayton, which would date the photo c.1890. Sign over…
LOUNGE BAR, 733 Aylestone Rd.
Lounge Bar originally sister to Lounge Bar Saffron Lane
THE ALE STONE, 660 Aylestone Rd.
A couple of doors away from the old Rutland, The Ale Stone a great play on words opened in 2017…
RUTLAND HOTEL, 664 Aylestone Rd.
Photo above, c1900 and c1930’s postcard 100 years later. Although now in the City boundary, its history belongs to Aylestone.…
X ROAD INN – CROSSROADS INN, 90 Aylestone Rd/7 Freemans Common
Situated on the crossroads at Aylestone Rd and Saffron Lane and known locally as the Leaping Deer, due to the…
LOCAL HERO, 84 Alyestone Rd.
Local Hero opened 21 August 1997, the name chosen to recognise the achievements of the nearby Leicester City F C…