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The Imperial Hotel was situated on Mere Road. This pub closed in 1991.

I lived next door, at 128 mere rd, from 1970 till I was sixteen, in 1974. My mom Ada, known as Ann worked there as a barmaid, a chap named sohan Singhe ran the Imperial, previous to that, I believe he also Ran the pub on the corner of Catherine st and dysart way, the name slips my mind. Anyway apparently. He was the first person of Indian decent in the uk,to get to be a pub landlord, the main memory I have from those days , was when I went upstairs to hangout with his son Mark, and his German shepherd sank his teeth into my arm! Nevertheless I still have a great nostalgia to those youthfull days, I quite regularly make a detour to mere rd, and stare at the Imperial ,and my old house. Happy days!

George Keating (August 2019)

I lived at no. 122 Mere road and grew up there. I maybe wrong, but wasn't the hotel bombed during the war? My friends and I used to play in the ruins,(known as the 'bombed buildings) and also on the steps leading up to the hotel. It wouldn't happen today - health and safety! BUT we had a great time!

Sheilagh Lake (January 2022)

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Name	Dates	Comments
Roger Kelsall	late 1950s	Following from the Alderman inn Grange lane Leicester. My dad took over the Imperial hotel mere rd Leicester,
Andy Waldron	1983-1989	Was a regular drinker here in my teenage, early twenties. Landlord was Asian, believe his name was john deol , he had two sons that helped out. Believe one was called Michael. He had a projector screen put up and you could sometimes take your vhs movies in and get them played. Had a good friendly atmosphere, mixture of students and locals.