Uncle Tom’s Cabin was up for auction in February 1854: FOR AUCTION February 1854 IN STANLEY STREET HUMBERSTONE RD. All…
STANLEY ARMS, 36 STANLEY STREET
Photo above: Late 1950s photography of the Stanley Arms – an image of more sedate cobbled streets. The pub was…
BELGRAVIA HOTEL, 34 SPINNEY HILL ROAD
Circa 1875 the Belgravia stood on the corner of Spinney Hill Roadd and Charnwood Sreett. Early directories from 1875-90 lists…
SYCAMORE TREE, 26 SYCAMORE LANE
The first record of the Sycamore Tree is in February 1838, when an auction ad read: ‘House called the Old…
NEW INN, SOUTHGATE STREET
Recorded sometime as Highcross Street. In 1746, it was first recorded in Recognizance orders. JR lists Joseph Follett as victualler.…
TURKS HEAD, SOUTHGATE STREET
A Turks Head was recorded in 1726 recognisance orders. In 1751, John Stanley was accused of assault in the Turks…
STAR, SOUTHGATE STREET
There was a record of a Star in the 1745 recognisance records. No other information is known about this establishment…
UNICORN, SOUTHGATE STREET
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…