Opened in November 1997 by Marstons, in a blaze of glory during the midst of the relaxing of licensing attitudes…
WELLINGTON & CASTLE – WELLINGTON – EDWARDS – WELLINGTON BAR – GLOBAL CAFE BAR, 40 GRANBY STREET (NORTH EAST)
Fronting on to Rutland St called the Wellington Castle c1820-70 John Pycock licensee c1820-30 1827 FATAL EFFECTS OF ROBBERY &…
MIDLAND HOTEL, 34 GRANBY STREET
Listed in an 1867 directory. Was no. 30, became no. 34. The Wellington was given as no. 36.
BAR RISA – WALKABOUT, 30 GRANBY STREET
Opened in November 1997, together with adjoining Jongleurs comedy club. By 2006, Bar Risa had become Walkabout. The first floor…
JOLLY MILLER – FALCON – TURKEY CAFE – METHOD. 1901, GRANBY STREET
Standing at no. 24 Granby Street (North East), the Jolly Miller was an ancient, small thatched inn, described in 1751…
WILLIAM CLARKE’S DINNING & REFRESHMENT HOUSE – WILLIAM HIGNETTS REFRESHMENT HOUSE- CENTRAL BAR, 12 GRANBY STREET
1855 Mr G Lloyd surgeon and dentist was advertising from 12 Granby St to cure all ills, pains in the…
FRENCH REVOLUTION – BAR CODE – OLIVERZ, 4 GRANBY PLACE< off Granby St, (NORTH WEST)
Situated in an alley off Granby Street it ideally placed for late drink. As the French Revolution opened c1975, it…
COUNTY CRICKET GROUND – CRICKETERS, 1 GRACE ROAD (SOUTH WEST)
The Victorian Cricket Ground Hotel, used for and by cricketers of Leicestershire County Cricket Club. During the 1870s the ground…
HOLY FRIAR, FRIARS CAUSEWAY
Photo above: Friars Causeway, 1960s. Very little known of this pub other than a crime report in the local press…
GYPSY LANE HOTEL, 45 GYPSY LANE
Opened in 1929, by All Saints Brewery with licence transferred from the PAV (Pavilion Theatre) in Belgrave Gate. It…