One reference from the 1841 sessions. Mr. Draycott was granted licence for the Barley Sheaf, Northampton Street/ Upper Charles Street.
DUN COW, 13 UPPER CHARLES STREET
Photo above: The Dun Cow, no. 13 Upper Charles, situated on the St Baptist Chapel side between Court A &…
SPREAD EAGLE – CHARLIES, CHARLES STREET (ORIGINALLY UPPER CHARLES STREET)
1826, Mrs. Garland, the owner of the original Spread Eagle, auctioned off six newly built tenements in Charles Street. In…
WOLF AND LAMB, 36 UPPER CHARLES STREET
Stood midway between the present Ale Wagon and the Spread Eagle, the Wolf and Lamb was for many years run…
RUSSELL TAVERN – QUEENS HOTEL – QUEENS – ALE WAGON, UPPER CHARLES/RUTLAND STREET
The Russell Tavern stood on the corner of Upper Charles Street and no. 6 Rutland Street. Early references include two…
RAINBOW & DOVE, CHARLES STREET/NORTHAMPTON STREET
1920s photo of Rainbow & Dove. Originally the address was given as no. 13 Northampton Street – during the 1930s…
BISTRO LIVE, CHARLES STREET
Opened in October 2001, mainly as a music venue, approximately where the former Waddington Hotel stood. Bistro live is still…
HACKS – FLYING CUPZ – PERDU – TAM-BRI, CHARLES STREET
Opened as a café bar in April 1999. It closed around eighteen months later to re-open again in the Autumn…
SHOWROOMS – RED VEIL -ZUCCHERO – FOISTER ROOMS, CHARLES STREET
Converted from the old Cherub building close to former AA offices, rebuilt as apartments with bar restaurant and nightclub. Opened…
WADDINGTON HOTEL, 29 CHARLES STREET
Waddington Hotel centre of photo. One reference found in the 1883 – 1890 Directory. A bankruptcy order against P. MacDonald…