Photo above: circa 1866. The Rifle Volunteer, sometime referred to as The Volunteer Inn, stood just inside Horsefair Street, from…
LEATHER BOTTLE – ALDERMAN NEWTON, HOLY BONES
There was an earlier record of a Leather Bottle in the 1739 recognizance orders. The later Leather Bottle stood on…
CROWN & DOLPHIN – VICTORY, HOLY BONES
Photo above: Classic picture of the Crown and Dolphin at no. 1 Holy Bones, actually stood on the junction of…
RED COW, HINCKLEY ROAD
The Red Cow was recorded as a small inn within a row of cottages, circa 1650. c1928 (Jonathan Wilshire Leices…
FOREST PARK, HINCKLEY ROAD
Photo above: 2012. Hotel Complex on outskirts. Forest Park is still very much open for business as of writing.
WINSTANLEY HOUSE, HINCKLEY ROAD/BRAUNSTONE
Winstanley House, originally set in 165 acres, used mainly for weddings and events. The ex Winstanley family home, was built…
OSCAR’S BAR – THE PARK, 237 HINCKLEY ROAD
Following the death of the owner John Preston, the butcher’s, Heard & Son, closed in 2006, later converted to Oscars…
MORGAN’S BAR, 255 HINCKLEY ROAD
Photo above: Taken in April 2014. What was left of Morgan’s Bar after explosion in the Polish grocers next door. …
QUANDO – POLONEZ, 56 HINCKLEY ROAD
Photo above: Quando Bar circa, 2003. Polonez, a Polish name, frequented by Poles who inhabited the area. Many Polish food…
ENTROPY – NORTH BAR & KITCHEN – 3 LITTLE BIRDS, 42 HINCKLEY ROAD
Entropy Bar, opened in March 2000. It tastefully retained the original H. North, Butchers, and Worthington Shop signs, and quickly…