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City of Leicester & Leicestershire - The Good and Historical Stuff

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Yes,The Ship! Allways amazed me how it kept going!If you didn't go that way towards the canal you would never know it was there!

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3 hours ago, PAULCFC said:

Yes,The Ship! Allways amazed me how it kept going!If you didn't go that way towards the canal you would never know it was there!

The best of Leicester's darts players used the ship. Would do well now with the current upsurge in darts, but as you say, not too many people realised there was a pub there.

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6 hours ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

I used to occasionally help a friend clean both those pubs.

 

I expect some of the blood and spilt beer was yours?

 

 

 

Being hit with one of those old fashioned dimpled pint jugs half full of beer wasn't a fun experience. lol

 

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Leicester Walls and gates..
In the late 15th century, Leicester still retained most of its original Roman walls, which were built of strongly mortared granite and about 2.5m thick. Archaeological evidence suggests partial destruction of the town defences after the rebellion of 1173 and sections of the wall seem to have been pulled down or ‘slighted’, but were later rebuilt. Suburbs existed outside of the walls to the north, east and south, with the River Soar to the west.
Although the walls were in poor repair by Richard’s day with numerous breaches as stone was carried away to be reused, there remained only five routes into the city. The North, South and East Gates each had a small bridge across the moat which surrounded the walls, while the West Gate provided access across the Soar via the West Bridge and the Bow Bridge. The town could also be entered through the walled religious precinct of the Newarke, which was joined to the Castle precinct by the small Turret Gateway.
The North Gate led to Leicester Abbey and beyond to Nottingham and York. Richard would have entered the town through this gate on 20 August 1485, first passing through the North Suburb (largely occupied by dyers and fullers) and then proceeding along the High Street (now Highcross Street) to the Blue Boar Inn. His journey to Bosworth and his posthumous return would both have been through the West Gate and across the river.
After several days of public display in the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, within the Newarke, Richard’s final journey to his grave in Greyfriars would probably have been by the most direct route: out through the Newarke Gateway (still standing, now called the Magazine) and back into the town through the South Gate.
The last parts of the town walls were finally removed in the late 16th century. Blue plaques now mark the locations of the four town gates.
Photo. 1 The Turret Gateway is located on Castle View, just off The Newarke. It is a Grade I Listed Building, and is within the Castle Conservation Area. Image Credit: Matt Ots
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May be an image of 6 people, street and text that says "DYERSECLEANERS GRANBY STREET, GRANBYSTREET,LEICESTER. LEICESTER."

 

 

An old postcard view of Granby Street, looking towards the Grand Hotel. The card was posted from Leicester on 31st October 1911. The row of old buildings seen on the left of the picture have been demolished. Among them is the premises of Robert Corton who was a boot and shoe maker. Next to it is a dyers and cleaners which was the premises of George Wright & Sons. Following the demolition of this block of buildings a new large department store was built on the site between Chatham Street and York Street which is now the city council’s Customer Service Centre. The new store was called Murray Davidsons which opened on 21st September 1938 (the building still has the initials MD on the metal rails in front of the upper windows). Large adverts for the new store appeared in local newspapers at the time, some with illustrations of the building. Despite Murray Davidsons promising start a Scottish furniture and furnishings store named James Grant & Co. had opened in the building by April 1939. Their adverts in local newspapers at the time boasted of 16 branches in the principal towns of Scotland. In August 1946 C&A’s first store in Leicester was opened in the Granby Street building, remaining there until moving to a new building in the early 1970s at the corner of Humberstone Gate and Charles Street, now the Primark store.
The building seen on the opposite corner of Chatham Street still stands and was at the time of this picture the Leicester Co-operative Meat and Grocery Stores. The building seems to have been constructed around the mid-1880s and was possibly designed for the Co-op by their architect Thomas Hind (1838-1912) of Leicester who was the architect for the Leicester Co-operative’s Central Stores and Offices on High Street, built in 1884 - the frontage of which has been preserved. The two buildings have some similarities in style, particularly seen in the impressive groups of mullioned windows. A little further along, the Grand Hotel was built by Orson Wright (1853-1913) between 1897 and 1899 and reflects the pride and imperial self-confidence of those late Victorian days. Wright was one of Leicester’s most enterprising and successful builders and developers. He had great commercial foresight and was responsible for developing the South Wigston district, having bought the land, laid out the streets and built the houses, factories and hotels. He was also the owner of local brickworks and ironworks, as well as being an owner and manager of hotels. In addition, he became involved in local politics and public affairs. Orson Wright commissioned two local architects for the design of the Grand Hotel. That part of the building fronting Granby Street was designed by Cecil Ogden (1858-1944) and the Belvoir Street section of the building with its imposing corner tower was the work of Amos Hall (1858-1930), who also designed the Silver Arcade in Leicester around the same time. The Grand Hotel displays a very mixed Franco-German Renaissance style in brick and stone, with high, elaborate gables and turrets, adorned with urns, pediments and pinnacles. However, the stone corner tower is inspired by the 17th century English Baroque style and is reminiscent of the work of Nicholas Hawksmoor and Sir Christopher Wren, with its rotunda of open arcading crowned by a domed cupola. The first floor ballroom, with its large arched windows seen towards Belvoir Street, was originally called the King's Hall and was used as an early cinema.
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A lovely period photo of Castle Street in Hinckley about 1923. Allsopp's Pork Butchers eventually was to move onto Regent Street. The family were well-known for their pork pies and Edward Allsopp was one of the leading members of the local Salvation Army, doing much to further their cause in the town. 🛡️
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Northgate St / Sanvey Gate Corner.

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An old picture of Hutchinson Walk Leicester ( Fondly known as The Birdcage )
Happy days down here when we were kids trainspotting .
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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/whats-on/leicester-shortlisted-best-uk-destination-10021604

 

Leicester shortlisted for 'Best UK Destination' title at Group Leisure & Travel Awards
It faces stiff competition from other big name cities

ByCiaran Fagan
13:24, 16 MAR 2025

Leicester has been shortlisted for the Best UK Destination by tourism companies. The city and wider county face tough competition from a number of other cities though to take the crown.

Leicester and Leicestershire are among the locations shortlisted for the Best UK Destination title in the Group Leisure & Travel 2025 awards. Tourism companies say the city and county are a top destination for travellers because of the area's heritage and history, shopping, culture, food and easy access to the "great outdoors".

Group Leisure & Travel magazine, which is aimed at travel firms and coach operators, asked its readers to pick out the best destinations for groups and, based on their feedback, it has shortlisted Leicester and Leicestershire as a finalist. Belvoir Castle has also been shortlisted in the Best Historic Attraction or Venue category.

organisers about the fantastic experiences that await them when travelling to Leicester and Leicestershire."

However, Leicester and Leicestershire face stiff competition to take the Best UK Destination title, facing off against Bristol, County Durham, The Isle of Wight, Liverpool, London and Wiltshire in the same category. Group travel organisers and coach/tour operators can vote in the awards until Sunday, April 27.

The results will be announced at the Group Leisure & Travel Awards ceremony in London on Thursday, June 26.

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1 hour ago, davieG said:

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Northgate St / Sanvey Gate Corner.

That carpet shop was their for years on Sanvey Gate!Digg's barbers a bit further on......also had a place on Beatrace Road,which had a talking Myna bird which i loved as a kid!

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