Originally an unnamed beer house, it became known as the Butchers’ Arms when the Murdy family who had a butchers…
CROWN & CUSHION, 32 CHURCH GATE
JR has a recording in 1802, with John Wright the landlord. The next recording is in 1822, when W. Coltman…
GARDENERS ARMS, CHURCH GATE
A Gardeners Arms was recorded in Church Gate between 1830s-1840s but no actual number given. What is known is that…
KENILWORTH, 28 CHURCH GATE
Also recorded as Kenilworth House in 1869, with Joseph Hames as licensee. Seems to have gone by 1880.
ROYAL ARTILLERYMAN, 93 CHURCH GATE
Photo above: The Royal Artilleryman, 93 Church Gate. This picture shows nos 91-97 right to left. The shop, E. Sharp…
UNDECIDED – BLAZE – MIXED, 73B CHURCH GATE
Opened circa 1999, with ex Leicester city captain, Simon Grayson, a co-owner. Simon was the first Leicester City captain to…
FAGIN’S – CASONOVA’S – ISLA TEQUILA – DV8 – ONYX – COURTYARD BAR & VENUE, 69 CHURCH GATE
Had a few incarnations around the 1960s and 70s I suppose the most well remembered was the Green Bowler Coffee…
BENTLEY’S BAR – TEMPTATIONS, CHURCH GATE/MANSFIELD STREET
Bentley’s Bar opened in 2006 in the old courts ironmongers’ shop that had been there for decades. Church Gate had…
FISH & QUART – AFTER DARK – GATSBYS – BRANNIGANS – EMPERIE, 65 CHURCH GATE
Photo credit Chris Pyrah 1750’s kept by George Croxton, 1758 Samuel Tupman a sergeant in Colonel Boscawens Regiment of Foot…
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HOUSE – NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE – LOUGHBOROUGH HOUSE – PEGGOTTY’S ROSIE O’ BRIENS – ROSIES – SUN VERTIGO, 29 CHURCH GATE
c1960. Directories show list of licensees from the 1820s when Issac Gray was there until c1829: a Mr Bainsell then…