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50 years of hot water bottles from Loughborough
Some first designs for hot water bottle covers originated from a family in Loughborough.
‘Tanky’ Smith: Leicester’s first private detective
Francis ‘Tanky’ Smith was in Borough Police Force before becoming a private detective.
The secret RAF base which foiled the Nazis
The ‘Beambender’ was a vital WW2 RAF unit designed to foil Nazi bombing raids.
The Leper Hospital founded in Burton Lazars
St Mary and St Lazarus Hospital was one of the most important leper hospitals in England.
Grace Dieu Priory’s link with William Wordsworth
Grace Dieu Priory was used as a private house after the dissolution of the monasteries.
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.
Leicester's secret railway tunnel beneath Glenfield
Designed by railway engineer George Stephenson Glenfield Tunnel is just over a mile long.
Leicester’s once proud tramway system
The first tram route in Leicester was in 1874 from the Clock Tower to Belgrave.
The Leicestershire Mill saved from brink of ruin
Hough Mill was a ruin when the Swannington Heritage Trust took it over in 1994.
‘Frozen in time’ – Leicester’s Knitters Museum
The workshop of Leicester’s last master hosier is a unique record of his working life.
