Reservoir Inn, Thornton

Originally the Old Bulls Head. This was an Old Saints Brewery (Leicester) pub; then owned by Ind Coope from 1929.

Before becoming the Reservoir Inn, the pub was called The Steam Trumpet commemorating an accident that occurred in 1833 when a steam locomotive collided with a cart on a level crossing outside the Stag & Castle Inn in Thornton. The engine driver said the accident might have been avoided if he had been able to attract the attention of the cart driver sooner, a remark which directly led to the invention of the steam engine whistle, or so-called steam trumpet.

It became the Reservoir Inn after a full refurbishment in December 2013 and was evidently so named because of its proximity to Thornton Reservoir.