The original hotel idea was first mooted in 1791, at a meeting in the Three Crowns, when the discussion of…
LEATHER BOTTLE, CHURCH GATE
The ad posted above appeared in the Leicester Journal in August 1775. This is the only mention of a Leather…
HARE AND HOUNDS, WOODGATE
Searching through the early editions of the Leicester Journals, we came across a 1765 edition of this auction ad: “Sale…
THE GARDENERS ARMS, BIRSTALL STREET
Gardeners Arms Birstall Street, corner Curzan Street? Posted on Leicester Past and Present by Micheal Ancliff who told of his…
RANGE – WATERMEAD – BREWSTERS – PAPRIKA, 501 MELTON ROAD
Quite a way from the city centre, sometimes refered to as in Rushy Mead or Thurmaston. The Range opened sometime…
VOLPO LOUNGE, FOSSE PARK
The Volpo Lounge opened sometime in 2022 by the owners of Leicester’s Comfy club. Interesting concept in Leicester’s main out…
DONALD WATSON’S VEGAN BAR, GRANBY STREET
The word “vegan” was coined by Donald Watson of Leicester’s Vegetarian Society circa 1944 as a contraction of vegetarian. The…
REGENCY, 360 LONDON ROAD
Out of town en route towards Oadby this post WWII established Hotel was originally two houses built circa 1901, Coleshill on…
HOTEL BROOKLYN, WELFORD ROAD
The Lair Restaurant and Bar is part of the Hotel Brooklyn and boasts of having a real Brooklyn menu. The…
BRICKMAKERS ARMS, COLTON STREET
One report so far of Jonathan Wilson, aged fifty-five running the Brickmakers Arms in Colton Street in 1835. Could this…