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RANGE – WATERMEAD – BREWSTERS – PAPRIKA, 501 MELTON ROAD

Quite a way from the city centre, sometimes refered to as in Rushy Mead or Thurmaston.  The Range opened sometime … More

Melton Rd.

HERALD OF PEACE – OWL & PUSSYCAT, MELTON ROAD

Opened in June 1959, with a licence from the Joiners Arms, Highcross Street.  It ran for many years by the … More

Melton Rd.

SPEEDWAY HOTEL – FOSSEWAY, 432 MELTON ROAD

 Originally a private house  that was turned in to a pub prior to World War II by Marstons. I don’t … More

Melton Rd.

MANOR HOTEL – FESTIVAL, 557 MELTON ROAD

1950s pub built on the outskirts of Leicester, at the top end of Melton Road towards Thurmaston.  Changed its name … More

Melton Rd.

MELTON HOTEL, 197 MELTON ROAD

Charming 1906 photo of Melton Road with the Melton Hotel’s gable end prominent, a far cry from today’s ‘Golden Mile.’ … More

Melton Rd., restaurant

TIRANGA, 119 MELTON ROAD

Only a few doors from the Why Not Bar, photo above was taken in 2011.  This cafe bar and restaurant, … More

bars, Melton Rd., restaurant

WHY NOT BAR – MELTON ROAD

Photo above taken in 2012.  In its short opening life it courted trouble.  By September 2012, after only a couple … More

Melton Rd.

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