Marquis of Queensbury (2) - sign, 36-40 Blaby Road, South Wigston
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Marquis of Queensbury (2) - sign, 36-40 Blaby Road, South Wigston
Image: © P L Chadwick Taken: 15 Apr 2011
The pub used to be the Clarence Hotel, but today is named after the 9th Marquis of Queensbury. The Marquis, in the 1860's, endorsed the rules under which boxing matches are still held today. Hence the sign shows a boxer of the Victorian era. At the bottom of the sign something has been blocked out. Presumably this was a brewery, or pub chain, that once owned the pub. Image Image
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52.579881
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-1.133533