Known as Richard III for almost a century, latterly King Richard III. In May 1835 an inquest was held on…
ADMIRAL RODNEY, 82 HIGHCROSS STREET
Named after Admiral Rodney who defeated the French in 1782, but the Inn is much older than that. Possibly an…
LORD BROUGHAM, HIGHCROSS STREET
Lord Brougham stood opposite the Pied Bull. It was recorded in newspaper articles and court cases during the 1830s and…
CROSS KEYS, 107 HIGHCROSS STREET
Recorded in 1551, sitting the other side of All Saints to the Pied Bull in Highcross St. In July 1987,…
PIED BULL, 105 HIGHCROSS STREET
There is a listing of a Pyed Bull in 1805. William or John (Wesley) Gillespie, was landlord for many years…
DOLPHIN, 81 HIGHCROSS STREET
Photo above: Circa 1906, shows the Dolphin standing on the corner of Highcross Street and Causeway Lane. Licence renewal was…
CROWN & SCEPTRE – CHEQUER – JOLLY BACCHUS – VINE – RAILWAY, 69 HIGHCROSS STREET
Photo above: Corner of Highcross Street and St Peters Lane (shown here with hanging sign). Built circa 1815, known originally…
JOINERS ARMS, 63 HIGHCROSS STREET
Circa 1815-1959. MB has Widow (Fanny) Garrett as licensee. She was still there in 1837, when the death of…
BOROUGH GAOL, HIGHCROSS STREET
Leicester Gaol or Jail, which stood a few buildings down from the Horse & Trumpet. In 1728, it was granted…
ANGEL – HORSE & TRUMPET, HIGHCROSS STREET
Photo above: John Flowers evocative painting of Highcross Street, with the Horse & Trumpet on the right of the Highcross,…