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…
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…