Photo above: Atmospheric picture of Prince Blucher circa 1900. It stood on the corner Waterloo Street and Wellington Street. Circa…
HERO OF WATERLOO, WATERLOO STREET
Chris Pyrah records a beerhouse with the name Hero of Waterloo circa 1830. The only record found as of writing…
PIG & WHISTLE, WATERLOO STREET
An 1830’s beerhouse after the 1830 act, which allowed any house holder to sell beer from their house for a…
PORTOBELLO, WARING STREET
Corner of Waring and Porter St. Early directories list it as Waring Street, later ones 3-5 Porter Street. We do…
TURNSTILE – F BAR, 95 WALNUT STREET
Walnut St new shops with Turnstile far left. The Turnstile was a 1970s built pub close to Filbert Street and…
VULCAN ARMS, VULCAN ROAD
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…