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Born and Raised in Leicester · A busy junction in front of Leicester Railway Station, 1961. Before Waterloo Way / Tigers Way replaced Waterloo Road

History of Leicestershire in Images Steve Anderson · · Now and Then. Upperton Road.

History of Leicestershire in Images Steve Anderson · · Now and Then. Middleton Street, Aylestone. Formally Coalpit Lane I believe

When I visited the Richard III exhibit I wrote in the visitors book What about our Roman Heritage. Plenty buried under the Highcross and Holiday Inn. Why could some of it be exposed in the Highcross as feature instead of buried. No imagination or ambition.. Englands Ist Environment City, how long did that last?

That or the one on Hinckley Road but we needed a City Centre one so people could get there by taking one bus. Besides I think they are both leisure pools.

Filbert St in the background

Exactly "very little done to follow through with better or even any replacements" Same with St Margarets Baths, although that was a cock up with wrong length of pool for serious competition or training.

There's one for Filbert St and they're all over the City mostly where we've demolished something or left it to fall down.

Sounds like an LCC strapline so much demolition approved very little done to follow through with better or even any replacements

They look pleased.

or how far they've risen if it's a Wembley Cup Final

Born and Raised in Leicester · Follow · Glenfield Tunnel is one of the world’s first steam railway tunnels and is just over one mile long. It was designed by the famous railway engineer George Stephenson and built between 1829–32 under the supervision of his son Robert It forms part of the Leicester & Swannington railway network, one of the first to be built in the world. The railway was designed to bring coal from the North West Leicestershire coalfields into Leicester, to then be trans-shipped to the canal for distribution all over the country. The first obstacle to this major venture proved to be the ridge extending from Gilroes to Glenfield village which required a tunnel a mile long. The project to build this tunnel really tested its engineers, involving techniques that were then virtually untried. Faulty trial drillings suggested the bore would be through stone and clay, when, in fact, much of the bore would turn out to be in running sand. This necessitated a great deal more work and expense. The tunnel had to be lined throughout in brickwork between 14” and 18” thick, backed by a “wooden shell” where running sand was encountered. Bricks for the lining, after dissatisfaction with the original supplier, were made in an on-site kiln. Owing to the problems encountered, the tunnel construction ran well over the proposed budget of £10,000, finally costing £17,326 12s 2½d. which is well over a million pounds in today money. However, the finished job was straight and level and was in use for over 130 years. The first section of the tunnel was officially opened on 17th July 1832 and was marked by a special train for the Leicester and Swannington directors and 300 guests. Hauling it was “Comet” a locomotive provided by Robert Stephenson. Glenfield’s tight clearances required lower, narrower carriages with bars over the windows to prevent decapitation. It is even rumoured that at the opening the engine’s funnel struck the tunnels roof, showering soot over those in open carriages. When the railway closed in the 1960s, the redundant tunnel was bought by Leicester City Council for £5. Early inspections in 2000 however revealed serious flaws in the fabric of the tunnel which would necessitate reinforcement of the structure. The tunnel is not very far underground and it must be remembered that there were no buildings above it in 1832. Now, however, the area is built-up over its whole length and the risk of tunnel collapse (as had happened elsewhere), was unthinkable. A series of reinforced concrete hoops had to be designed and installed in the tunnel at a cost of £500,000 around 2007-

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I've worked in a few places where 'your' boss could hire and fire without recourse to a higher level provided they follow the set procedures and budget. I still think this is different as the team is more than those selected to play so careers can be killed through more subtle means.

Story of Leicester · Follow· #ThrowbackThursday! Here’s an interesting shot of Filbert Street in 1971, looking down onto the back yards of the terrace houses that backed onto Leicester City's home ground. Do you think the people who lived in these houses got free season tickets? Did you live there or know anyone who did? #StoryofLeicester Haha if we were still there they wouldn't even be allowed to buy tickets on a match day.

Born and Raised in Leicester · Follow· 1948 - Welford Road, Leicester. An Art Deco Cinema "Knighton Kinema", and an Electric Tram Spent plenty of Saturday mornings at the Knighton Kinema

Story of Leicester · Follow · Corah & Sons’ vast St Margaret's Works, that stretched across many buildings and factories in north Leicester. St Margaret’s Works was designed by Leicester architect William Jackson and built on a four acre site in the shadow of St Margaret’s Church (between what is now Vaughan Way and the River Soar). At the time it was the largest factory of its kind in Leicester. It had a vast range of north lit workshops running down to an engine house, with a 145 foot chimney, near the river. All hosiery products carried Corah’s ‘St Margaret’ trademark, which took its name from the neighbouring church. This trademark was one of the first to be registered for knitted goods. Corah supplied trade-marked knitted items for Marks and Spencer for over 80 years, and the site produced tens of millions of knitted items for the government during both World Wars. Do you know anyone that used to work at St Margaret’s Works? Read the full story at: https://www.storyofleicester.info/.../corah-and-sons-st.../ #StoryofLeicester

...and what isn't dumped gets exported to other countries to sort.

A common response is "it gives someone a job"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68561513 Bournemouth 'knew' they could mount comeback - Andoni Iraola On a night when all eyes were on the Champions League, the Premier League witnessed its biggest comeback win in more than 20 years. Away from the television cameras and the drama in Madrid and Dortmund, Bournemouth and Luton played out one of the most extraordinary Premier League matches of this or any recent season. Bournemouth won 4-3, having been three goals down at the break. Dominic Solanke's exquisite turn and finish started the comeback five minutes after half-time, and after Illia Zabarnyi bundled in a header for 2-3, Antoine Semenyo completed the comeback with a pair of powerful finishes - the second with only six minutes remaining. "It's unreal," Semenyo told BBC Match of the Day. "It is an achievement of mine just playing in the Premier League so to get a winning goal for the team, I'm buzzing." It meant Bournemouth became only the fifth team in Premier League history to win a match in which they trailed by three goals, and just the third to do so in a game where they were 3-0 down at half-time. The others to achieve this feat were Manchester United in beating Spurs 5-3 in September 2001 and Wolves v Leicester in October 2003. Remember this disintegration. Some events good and bad are just embedded in your brain never to leave.

They'll want to make an example of us. That'll teach you to try and get above your station leave it all to the Super 6