HIGHCROSS TAVERN, 58 HIGHCROSS STREET

Next door to the Hat & Beaver at no. 58. The earliest record so far found dates from 1851 when … More

HAT & BEAVER, 60 HIGHCROSS STREET

The Georgian Hat & Beaver (a beaver refers to a hat maker’s stand). In 1831, the debtors confined to … More

Housed in the former Veejay Knitwear factory, the Cosy Club chain opened its seventh Major City Cosy Club, this time … More

Known as Richard III for almost a century, latterly King Richard III. In May 1835 an inquest was held on … More

Named after Admiral Rodney who defeated the French in 1782, but the Inn is much older than that. Possibly an … More

Lord Brougham stood opposite the Pied Bull. It was recorded in newspaper articles and court cases during the 1830s and … More

Recorded in 1551, sitting the other side of All Saints to the Pied Bull in Highcross St. In July 1987, … More

There is a listing of a Pyed Bull in 1805. William or John Gillespie seemed to have been landlord for … More

Photo above: Circa 1906, shows the Dolphin standing on the corner of Highcross Street and Causeway Lane. Licence renewal was … More

Photo above: Corner of Highcross Street and St Peters Lane (shown here with hanging sign). Built circa 1815, known originally … More