Photo above: c1918 Alfred Allen, who is shown here in with wife Sarah(?) picture by George Lejeure. Leicester Chronicle 26th … More
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BLACK SWAN – ROYAL GEORGE – BRITISH WORKMAN, 9 CHARLES STREET
1843 directory records the Black Swan at no. 9 Charles Street with an access on Lower Free Lane. In the … More
CREWE AND HARPERS ARMS, CALAIS STREET
The Leicester Chronicle on the 3rd of November 1838, records a two-roomed beerhouse in Calais Street called the Crewe and … More
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. … More
QUEEN, 13 BLACKFRIARS ST.
Photo above: Blackfriars St. map. Blackfriars Street was named after the area which was once home to a Dominican Friary, … More
OLD CHEESE – PRINCE OF WALES – TIVOLI – PAVILION, 153 BELGRAVE GATE
Photo above: Tivoli – before that it was known as the Old Cheese, the Prince of Wales and the Pavilion. … More
LONSDALE ARMS, 44 BIDDULPH ST.
There were at least seven other beer retailers in Biddulph St. but the Lonsdale Arms is seemingly the only full … More
OLD CHEESE, 42 ABBEY STREET
The earliest record is from an 1850 directory. Confusion often arises when tracing records of the Old Cheese, as another … More
VAUXHALL, Bath Lane
Photo above: Bath Lane can be seen on this map of 1828, after the demise of Vauxhall and the gardens. … More
STAGS HEAD, 1 Augustine Friars
Photo above of map of Augustine Friars st. 1847 Thomas Fall, licensee 1849 The Directory has John Neal as victualler … More