Demolition of part of Jewry Wall Street, circa 1896, to make way for the railway extension. The whole length of…
BOW BRIDGE INN, 2 KING RICHARDS ROAD
The Bow Bridge always had a significant part in the King Richard III story, as legend has it he rode…
RICHMOND ARMS, 56 KING RICHARDS ROAD
The Richmond Arms once brewed its own beer, as in 1873 the brewing vessels were sold off by auction. William…
NEWFOUND POOL INN – CROWS NEST, 55 KING RICHARDS ROAD
Licensed circa 1866, with Joseph Dimmock the victualler. In October, that year the press reported ‘An Irish Row’ when one…
DANE HILLS INN – TAVERN – BOSWORTH – KING RICHARDS ROAD (FORMER WATTS CAUSEWAY)
The area developed mainly from the mid-19th century. The Watts family acquired Danets Hall, giving their name to ‘Watts Causeway’…
RICHARD COBDEN, 73 JARROM STREET
The Richard Cobden would be one of the shops on the corner opposite to the Prince Alfred (not shown behind…
SIR ROBERT PEEL, 50 JARROM STREET
Photo above: Circa 1906. Sir Robert Peel, named after the founder of the Metropolitan Police force (the ‘Bobbys’) and future…
EARL OF LEICESTER, 50 INFIRMARY SQUARE
Photo above: The Earl Leicester, pre-Wold War I. An Everards house at the time. The sign on the wall is…
SWAN & RUSHES, INFIRMARY SQUARE
A Swan and Rushes is recorded in the first recognizance orders of 1725. No address is given so we can…
NELSON INN, HUMBERSTONE ROAD
The Nelson Arms was at the Humberstone Road tollgate approximately where today’s Forest Road junction is with Humberstone Road. First…