Chris Jinks came across a Vulcan Arms beerhouse in some old deeds circa 1880. There were two beer retailers in…
VINE TAVERN, VINE STREET
Recorded as early as 1835, when Joe Mussan ran his home brew pub. Stood on the corner of Elbow Lane…
PAINTERS ARMS, 2-4 VICTORIA STREET/LEE STREET
William Green, a painter, started a business on the corner of Lee Street circa 1830. He opened a beerhouse named…
SALUTATION – STELLA’S, VICTORIA ROAD EAST
A classic Art Deco building, one of only eleven Tennants pubs in Leicester. All gone now, apart from the Bakers…
GREAT NORTHERN, 84 VICTORIA ROAD EAST
Circa 1870 – 1970. Originally a beerhouse during the mid-late 1870s. In October 1878, landlord Thomas Barton was declared bankrupt…
ORDINANCE ARMS, VAUXHALL STREET
In August 1834, the Leicester Journal reported on a court appearance by John Brown, landlord of the Ordinance Arms in…
DIXIE – DORES – WORKHOUSE – IMAGES, VAUGHN WAY
Built to replace the Dixie Arms in St Peters Lane that was demolished in 1966. Landlord John Dores changed name to…
THE UPPINGHAM, 1 UPPINGHAM ROAD
Purchased by LBM from Orson Wright in May 1900, with land, and a tenement formally known as the Uppingham Road…
HOGANS BAR, UPPINGHAM ROAD
Photo above: circa 2005. At one time there were four ‘Hogans Bars’ in Leicester, one in Queens Road, Narborough Road,…
TUDOR, TUDOR ROAD
At a time when many beerhouses and pubs were being closed under the Compensation Act, the only way to entice…