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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 bed in which Richard III spent his final night

    The bed in which Richard III slept the night before the Battle of Bosworth exists today.

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

    Beacon Hill is the home of an ancient beacon.

  6. Leicester’s once proud tramway system

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

  7. Leicester's secret railway tunnel beneath Glenfield

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

  8. Grace Dieu Priory’s link with William Wordsworth

    Grace Dieu Priory was used as a private house after the dissolution of the monasteries.

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

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