Stood on the corner of Ruding Street and Charlotte Street. Very little is known of the Sir John Barleycorn, –…
STIRLING CASTLE, 41 RUDING STREET
We have no idea as to how the Stirling Castle pub got its name. It was certainly part of the…
RAMBLING COMBER – WOOLCOMBERS ARMS, 7 ROYAL EAST STREET
A woolcomber is someone who works wool that has been from the skin of sheep. The first known record of…
PLUTO’S PLACE – ROWLATT, ROWLATTS HILL ROAD
Pluto’s Place, a Watney Mann pub built circa 1960s, originally Phipps. The architectural design was quite interesting. It changed its name…
WARDEN ARMS, RICHARD STREET
Richard Street stood behind Northampton Square in the Southampton Street area. It was one of the back street pubs of…
RED COW, REDCROSS STREET
The exact location of the Red Cow is unknown but William Clark was landlord of a beerhouse by that name…
LOGGERHEADS – WE THREE LOGGERHEADS BE, 16 LOWER REDCROSS STREET
In 1855, the LJ of described the sign in Redcross Street as a ‘Presentation of two men with masculine features…
BIRD IN HAND – OLD MITRE, REDCROSS STREET
Records from 1560 recorded a Bird in Hand address in Redcross Street. Corporation rental book of 1711 records the Bird…
FOX & CROWN – WHITE BEAR – LORD RANCLIFFE, 33 REDCROSS STREET
Photo above shows the Lord Rancliffe, circa 1960 with landlord Walter Lenton in doorway. A map of Redcross Street (see…
GOLDEN AGE – RAMSEY WAY (NETHERHALL ESTATE)
Photo above: Pictured on its opening in 1960. The Netherhall Estate, like Thurnby Lodge, was built 1950-55 to rehouse inner…