The Leicester Chronicle on the 3rd of November 1838, records a two-roomed beerhouse in Calais Street called the Crewe and…
FREEBORN ENGLISHMAN – SALMON, BUTT CLOSE LANE
Photo above of the Salmon taken pre 1981 (information from Chris Pyrah) – a shame the pictorial sign was taken down.…
HALF TIME ORANGE – SYMPHONY, 121 BURNMORE STREET
This was an ex South Leicester Working men’s club, as the fashion for working men’s clubs began to wane many closed…
FREEMASONS ARMS, 35 BURLEYS LANE
March 1841 a licensed victulars meet was held at the Freemasons Arms Burleys Lane Mr Osborne the landlord. On the…
KING – KINGS HEAD, 66 BURLEYS LANE
Photo above: Taken circa 1910 shows a very neat looking Kings Head on the corner of Burleys Way and Saint…
PINEAPPLE – 50 BURLEYS LANE/BURLEYS WAY
Burleys Lane changed its name to Burleys Way. Prior to that the Pineapple’s address was Archdeacon Lane, so any reference…
BURGESS INN, 19 BURGESS STREET
Further licensees after Wm Derby were John Allsop 1890, Thomas Smith 1892, Francis Walton 1893, James Court 1895, Edward Simpson…
LORD OF THE LAKE – LORD LAKE – LORD LUKE, 44 BURGESS STREET
1846 Jonathan Wilson victular of unnamed beerhouse in Burgess St, In 1849, directory listed as Lord of the Lake, William…
LIFEBOAT OR LEICESTER LIFEBOAT, 127 UPPER BRUNSWICK STREET
PREVIOUSLY SIR JOHN BARLEYCORN -see Maggie Young’s comments The Lifeboat had only a short-lived existence, with records only going back…
FOX, 137 UPPER BRUNSWICK STREET/TAYLOR STREET
The Fox had entrances in both Upper Brunswick Street and Taylor Street. Confusion is often found as Brunswick and Upper…