Photo above: The Alderman prior to demolition, circa 1973. Note the famous Fox’s Glacier Mint factory in background on Oxford…
ROSE & THISTLE, GRANBY TOLL GATE/LONDON ROAD
A Rose & Thistle was recorded when in 1833, landlord Charles Orton was charged with selling beer during divine service…
EAGLE & CHILD, GRANBY STREET
The licensee Charles Clifton, was fined for offending against the tenor of his licence on the 3rd of August 1839…
HAMBLETONIAN, GRANBY STREET
A Hambletonian is recorded circa 1800 in Granby Street – possibly the forerunner to the Wellington on the corner of…
COMMERCIAL HOTEL – VICTORIA HOTEL – LEICESTER PRIDE – DIRTY DUCK – VILLAGE IN THE CITY – KINGS HEAD – TUT ‘N’ SHIVE – WYVERN – FOX & TIGER – THE ROAD, 157 GRANBY STREET
Ten name changes (and counting), this establishment was originally known as the Commercial Hotel in the 1870s. Wm James Nickells…
BARLEY MOW, 149 GRANBY STREET
Photo above: scene outside the Barlow Mow circa 1904. Laying of tram lines outside the Barley Mow c1904, note the…
NAGS HEAD, 67 (135) GRANBY STREET
The Nags Head stood the other side of the Temperance Hotel to the Waggon & Horses. The drawing indicates Georgian…
WAGON & HORSES, 121 GRANBY STREET
The Waggon and Horses stood next door to Thomas Cook’s Temperance Hotel. It comprised of vaults, smoke, tap, kitchen, three…
LAST PLANTAGENET, 107 GRANBY STREET
The Last Plantagenet stands on the corner with Dover Street. It is the first JD Wetherspoon pub in Leicester, at…
RICKSHAW RICKS, 28 GRANBY STREET
The former Walkabout then stood empty until circa July 2017, before reopening as Rickshaw Ricks. As is the trend for many…