A large new bar and restaurant built on entrance to new housing estate off Groby Road, circa 2000. It became…
GEORGE, HAYMARKET
TOPPS-RICKSHAWS-RED ROOM-CRYPT-TOWER GATE-ZUES-NICHE-ICE This George was erected circa 1799. There was also a George which was first documented some time…
WHITE HART, BERE or BEAR HILL-COAL HILL-HAYMARKET
Photo above: Looking under the Haymarket Gateway towards the Clock Tower. Recorded 1540 17th Feb 1570 an indenture by Thomas…
TURKS HEAD, (COAL HILL) HAYMARKET
Known as ‘Barrell Crosse’ on Speede’s ancient map circa 1600 the Crosse usually indicated a market, hay and straw etc.…
STAR, 87 HAVELOCK STREET
Photo above: Winifred Street corner down Havelock Street, no. 87 extreme left. Recorded in 1870, John Pole licensee, 1871 census…
PRINCE ALFRED, HAVELOCK STREET
Stood on the corner of Havelock Street and Jarrom Street, and named after one of Queen Victoria’s sons. The earliest…
SIR COLIN CAMPBELL, 21 HAVELOCK STREET
Named after the distinguished Field- Marshal, Sir Colin Campbell. George Spriggs was landlord 1864, with Sam Argyle named as the…
RUNNING FOX – HASTINGS – FOX, 88 HASTINGS ROAD
Photo above: circa 1989 Chris Pyrah. On the corner of Hastings and Smedmore Road, North West, built and replaced the…
GREAT NORTHERN, 1 HASTINGS ROAD/VICTORIA ROAD EAST
A mid to late Victorian pub – address very often given as no. 84 Victoria Road East. An article in…
FREEMANS ARMS (HOLE IN THE WALL), HARDING STREET
The ‘Hole in the Wall’, as it was nearly always known, was tucked away in Harding Street, which ran from…