Built as the Midland Counties Railway Inn, circa 1840 and named after the railway company. In 1842, the victualler was…
DRY DOCK, PUTNEY ROAD EAST
Bass Brewery lowered a fifty ton barge on a plot on Putney Road, just off Welford Road, and opposite the…
HEN & CHICKENS – STAG & HOUNDS, PROVIDENCE PLACE
Known by locals as the ‘Chicks’ right up to its closure. Earliest known record is an 1828 auction of household…
PRESTON ARMS, 22 PRESTON STREET
In 1884 Joseph Hill was charged with selling milk during closing time. On his promise not to re-offend he was…
CLOWES ARMS, PORTSMOUTH STREET (EX PORTLAND STREET, OFF LOUGHBOROUGH ROAD)
First known record was 1875, when Joseph Cooper transferred the licence of the Clowes Arms (named after Samuel Clowes, Leicester…
PORTOBELLO, 15 PORTER STREET
Frederick Tebbutt transferred his licence to John Thomas Woodcock in December 1880. David Dale was there in 1883 right through…
TOWN ARMS – BAR ZAR- NEW TOWN ARMS – PIRATES BAR – DUFFY’S BAR, 18 POCKLINGTON’S WALK
A Town Arms is recorded in 1726, address not given. The next record is 1815, although the Town Arms in…
CHAMPAGNE BAR – THE RED TENT – DUFFY’S BAR, 8 POCKLINGTON’S WALK
Champagne Bar opened circa 2003. It became the Red Tent, circa 2011. The Red Tent didn’t last that long and…
BRICKLAYERS ARMS, 2 PERCY STREET
This would have been built at same time as the Duke of Bedford. The first record to date was January…
DUKE OF BEDFORD, 1 PERCY STREET/BEDFORD STREET
Stood on corner Percy Street & Bedford Street, with the Bricklayers Arms on the opposite corner. The beer house opened…