There is no other record of a Unicorn apart from a 1742 recognisance orders. The Pub History Project has a…
ANGEL, SOUTHGATE STREET
The Angel’s only record was in a 1726 recognizance orders. No other information is available as of writing. The Pub…
BULL, SOUTHGATE STREET
The Bull was first recorded in the 1602 Records Borough of Leicester-stocks: “Received from John Johnson for part of moiette…
RED LION, SOUTHGATE STREET
The Red Lion was recorded in 1594 in the Tradesman’s Tokens by Thomas North. No other information is available on…
CARDINALS HAT, SOUTHGATE STREET
A Cardinals Hat was recorded in 1560. Leicester ref library L647-9. No other information is known about this establishment. The…
PEACOCK – OLD PEACOCK – MECHANICS ARMS, 26 SOUTHGATE STREET
An article in the LC relating to the history of Leicester, records that in 1692 water was to be supplied…
CAT, SOUTHGATE STREET
A Cat is recorded in the 1744 Recognizance Orders, and also a Cat Spinning Time in 1741. The only clue…
CHELSEA PENSIONER, 46 SOUTHGATE STREET
Photo above: Circa 1900s. The sign board is the same although window much lager than the sketch below First recorded…
OLD BLUE BOAR, 63-67 SOUTHGATE STREET
Photo above circa 1906. Prior to the demolition of the Blue Boar in Blue Boar Lane circa 1835 a new…
HOLLY TREE – ELEPHANT & CASTLE, 17 SOUTHGATE
Next to the Shakespeares Head, the Holly Tree little is known, although a Holly Bush is listed in the 1727…