Stood on the corner of Highcross St and Peacock Lane, A Peacock is recorded in 1493 (Records of the Borough…
KINGS ARMS, HIGHCROSS STREET
A Kings Arms is recorded as being in Highcross Street in 1799, having its own auction room (LJ 27/12/1799). In…
BULL & BUTCHER, HIGHCROSS STREET
A Bull & Butcher is recorded in Highcross Street. The Leicester Journal has a case of John Lewis of the…
GOLDEN LION, 26 HIGHCROSS STREET
Photo above: The Golden Lion, demolished circa 1869, on the corner of Thornton Lane. The Golden Lion sign seen on…
FOUNTAIN, 44 HIGHCROSS STREET
Photo above: Taken circa 1900, with landlord John Gibson wearing a hat. In the 1901 census, John is living with…
FOXIE BROWNS, 54 HIGHCROSS STREET
Opened circa, December 2016. Foxie Browns opened with a vaping lounge, selling all sorts of vaping gear.
TASTING ROOM – 63RD & FIRST – TOOTS & MAYTALS, 52A HIGHCROSS STREET
The Tasting Room in 2015, as the Highcross Street entrance to Mayango. It is perhaps stretching the definition of a…
HIGHCROSS TAVERN, 58 HIGHCROSS STREET
Next door to the Hat & Beaver at no. 58. The earliest record so far found dates from 1851 when…
HAT & BEAVER, 60 HIGHCROSS STREET
The Georgian Hat & Beaver (a beaver refers to a hat maker’s stand). The Hat & Beaver had its…
COSY CLUB, 66 HIGHCROSS STREET
Housed in the former Veejay Knitwear factory, the Cosy Club chain opened its seventh Major City Cosy Club, this time…