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The corner of The Foresters pub with white walls, tiled lower facade, and signage at the junction of two empty urban streets.

The corner of Burleigh Street and City Road, 1980s, by Roy Hammans (the-golden-fleece.co.uk)

75 Burleigh Street, The Foresters

History of the Foresters

A corner brick building with a pub sign, three people standing near the arched entrance, and a road receding into the distance.

The Forester’s pub, c1900


1913 The Foresters

William Fuller

Arthur Fuller


1939 The Foresters

Arthur Fuller


1962

The Foresters PH, Bernard J T Moseley


1970

A high-angle view of a street in 1970 with parked cars, a Tolly Cobbold Ales sign, and several pedestrians on the pavement.

Burleigh Street, 1970. The Foresters on the right.


A corner view of The Foresters pub in 1984, featuring a person with a bicycle in the foreground and scaffolding on the right.

The Foresters, 1984 (Cambs Collection)


After the redevelopment of the Kite area in the 1980s the site became a branch of the Co-operative bank – this closed in early 2020s.


2026 Starbucks

Curved corner brick building with a Starbucks sign and an adjacent Primark store on a paved street under a cloudy sky.

Starbucks, 75 Burleigh St, Jan 2026

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