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Secret Leicestershire Episodes

  1.

    The Leicestershire Mill saved from brink of ruin

    Hough Mill was a ruin when the Swannington Heritage Trust took it over in 1994.

  2. The Leicester church that’s over 1000 years old

    St Nicholas Church is the oldest place of worship in Leicester.

  3. The home of historic gas treasures in Leicester

    Leicester is home to the world’s largest collection of objects from the history of gas.

  4. The β€˜lost’ beacon on Beacon Hill

    Beacon Hill is the home of an ancient beacon.

  5. Leicester’s once proud tramway system

    The first tram route in Leicester was in 1874 from the Clock Tower to Belgrave.

  6. Leicester's secret railway tunnel beneath Glenfield

    Designed by railway engineer George Stephenson Glenfield Tunnel is just over a mile long.

  7. β€˜Frozen in time’ – Leicester’s Knitters Museum

    The workshop of Leicester’s last master hosier is a unique record of his working life.