Photo above: Bakers Arms shown centre bottom left, in the ancient part of Leicester – the Black Friars. South East…
BANKERS CLUB – FERNANDEZ GRILL HOUSE, FRIAR LANE
Opened in the old Phoenix Assurance Offices in February 2013, as a high end bar and restaurant. Spread over two…
HORSE & GROOM, FRIAR LANE
In July 1770, Thomas Johnson took out an advert informing ‘his friends’ that he had now moved from the Horse…
FORTUNE OF WAR – EARL MORIAS ARMS – EARL OF STAMFORD – HARE – ROBIN HOOD – ABBEY INN, FROG ISLAND AREA
The Inns below are from a list of 1825 of Inn subscribers to FWK fund. They’re more likely to be…
GEORGE & DRAGON, FRIAR LANE
Mentioned in 1600. Sometime called the George which gives rise to misrepresentation was situated at the angle of Friar Lane…
GEORGE, FRIAR LANE
In 1485, Chantry of Corpus Chrsti received 6d rent from the George, but a George was also recorded in Swinesmarket…
BEAR & SWAN, FRIAR LANE
Recorded as in Friar Lane, the Bear & Swan is mentioned in Billson’s Medieval Leicester, when he writes ‘revolutionary and…
VARSITY – WILLS BAR – BREWDOG, 8 FRIAR LANE
These old derelict offices were transformed in 1997 by Banks Brewery when they purchased the property obtained a licence and…
QUEEN’S HEAD – BRICK MOULD – QUEEN’S HEAD & BELL, 55 FRIAR LANE
Friar Lane first mentioned in 1391, near the site of the Grey Friars monastery. There are few records of these…
FREESCHOOL TAVERN, 13 FREESCHOOL LANE
Situated on the north west side, owned by brewers Dorman Pope & Co. of Wellingbough Road, Northampton. The licence was…