Meet the Publican -The Black Horse, Leicester (2009)

We are back in the city for this issue’s “Meet The Publican”. A new face to pubs, but not to beer, we visit The Black Horse, Foxon Street, Leicester to talk to Peter Green, the new Licensee there.

Peter was born in a Nursing Home in Colchester in 1950 to parents Albert and Audrey. He attended Shaftesbury Park Primary and Junior Schools in Battersea, London, and Wandsworth School until leaving in 1968.

His first job was with ICI London Sales Office, where he worked for 4 years marketing PVC products. In 1972, he moved to another division of the company, Yorkshire Imperial Metals as a Salesman, selling copper tubes etc.

In 1979, Peter Managed his first pub. The Crocodile in Danehill, Sussex as a Tenant for Bass Charrington. Peter claims that this was the only pub with this name in the UK.  In 1981, he moved to Scottish & Newcastle as a Free Trade Salesman. He went on to gain promotion through a number of Management roles, becoming Sales Training Manager.

In 1990, Peter moved to Everards Brewery Ltd in Narborough as Free Trade Manager, later gaining promotion to National Accounts Sales Manager. While he was with Everards, he was also responsible for sourcing beers for The Olde English Ale Club, which supplies Everards pubs with their guest beers. While he was here, he met Heidi Altenhofen while drinking in The Plough at Littlethorpe. They married in Competa, Spain in July 2007.

Peter took early retirement from Everards in April 2006. He asserts to have done very little since, apart from a small amount of work for Tom Woods Brewery, until being approached by Everards earlier this year with a view to taking The Black Horse, Leicester. This he did on 20^th April this year on a temporary basis and has taken to the pub like a duck to water. We are confident and hopeful that he will take it permanently as Peter brings a note of sartorial elegance to the pub.

Peter has 3 children, Oliver 29, Daniel 27 and Emily 25. His interests are playing golf, walking the dog and not to forget his favourite one “Drinking Good Beer” The Black Horse remains a 2 roomed traditional friendly local in a wine bar dominated area. Why not call in for a beer. 

K Williams

This page last updated: July 29, 2009

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