‘THE PIED BULL’

This is one of the few remaining thatched-roof buildings in Shepshed and stands up the hill in Belton Street. It was once a farmhouse and is over 300 years old. Queen Elizabeth I ordered mulberry trees to be planted to feed silkworms as silk was a popular material at Court.

The remains of many mulberry trees could once be found in the grounds at the back of the Pied Bull. The pub was once a coaching inn and there was dancing at the back of the inn during Wakes Week. The Old Pied Bull was situated next to the post office in the Market Place.