At a time when many beerhouses and pubs were being closed under the Compensation Act, the only way to entice…
MAIDENS HEAD – QUEENS – QUEENS HEAD – OPERA HOUSE – EPERNAY – TAPS – GADABOUT, TOWN HALL LANE/GUILDHALL LANE
Present building has the date 1690. Engraving of Town Hall Lane, circa 1820, the Queens Head is centre next to…
STAR & GARTER, KING & CROWN, 37 TOWN HALL LANE
The first known recording was of James Jarrett having the Star & Garter for sale in March 1810. Jarrett…
CROWN & THISTLE, TOWN HALL LANE (GUILD HALL LANE)
Photo above: The Crown & Thistle, circa 1826, opposite the Town Hall (Guildhall), with hanging sign. Taken from a John…
HERO OF MAGDALA, 29 TOWN HALL LANE (GUILD LANE)
Guildhall Lane was known as Town Hall Lane in the late 19th century as the present Guildhall was once used…
STIRRUP CUP MANOR – MANOR, THURNCOURT ROAD – THURNBY LODGE ESTATE
Built in 1950 -19 55, the estate was built to house many displaced from inner city slum clearance, within the…
TALBOT- TALBOT INN, THURCASTON ROAD
Photo above: (Circa 1948, picture J Zienteck). The Photo above also shows the 17th century Talbot building as it was…
LORD LYON, 7 THURCASTON ROAD
Photo above: Lord Lyon, early 1900s – family with pram passing by. The Talbot can be seen with cart outside.…
WHITE BEAR, 28 THORNTON LANE
First known reference was in 1754, when the White Bear was mentioned in election expenses for that particular year. A…
UNION INN, THAMES STREET
One Mr Horton kept the Union Inn in Thames Street – as in February 1835 he was charged by informer…