The Wigston Family and Leicester
Chantry House and Skeffington House
Two Tudor houses in the heart of modern Leicester
William Wigston’s Chantry House was added to the Newarke precinct around 1511. William Wigston was a wealthy Leicester wool . . . — — Map (db m125066) HM
Richard III’s Medieval Leicester
Church of the Annunciation
The Hawthorn Building of De Montfort University was built on the site of the former Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The church and the Richard III Story . . . — — Map (db m125067) HM
Municipal
Technical & Art Schools
This Stone was Laid on the
30th Day of March 1896 by
Alderman Sir Thomas Wright Knt JP
Chairman of the Committee
Alderman Edward Wood JP
Mayor — — Map (db m125042) HM
Richard III’s Medieval Leicester
Newarke Gateway
The Newarke Gateway and the Richard III Story
After his defeat at the Battle of Bosworth, King Richard III’s corpse was brought back to Leicester and put on public display in the Newarke . . . — — Map (db m125065) HM
A Manufacturing Town
Portland and Hawthorn Buildings
Creating a skilled workforce for Leicester
The original purpose of the Hawthorn Building is shown on its entrance doors opposite Trinity House. The four panels by Percy Brown depicting art . . . — — Map (db m125069) HM
The Collegiate Church
Upon this site stood the important and beautiful Collegiate Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady, which was founded in 1355-6 by Henry, First Duke of Lancaster and Fourth Lancastrian Earl of Leicester. When he enlarged his . . . — — Map (db m125046) HM
This building, which dates from the 14th century, served as the main gateway to the Newarke. During the Civil War it was used as a magazine (or secure armaments store) hence its present name. as a regimental museum it continues to have military . . . — — Map (db m125041) HM
The
Whipping
Toms
On this spot stood the Whipping Toms, who, on Shrove Tuesday, in accordance with the ancient custom, armed themselves with wagon whips and flogged anyone who entered the precincts of the Newarke. The sport was abolished by Act . . . — — Map (db m125044) HM
This Stone was Laid on
the 17th of June 1927
by Her Grace
The Duchess of Atholl
D.B.E. LL.D. MP.
Parliamentary Secretary
to the Board of Education
Councillor Walter Oram
Chairman of Committee
Ald. Sir Jonathan North J.P. . . . — — Map (db m125070) HM
Thomas Cook
1808 — 1892
( side )
This Statue was Commissioned
By Leicester City Council
With Assistance From
British Railways Community Unit
And Thomas Cook (International) Ltd
Near to This Site In
Leicester’s . . . — — Map (db m125143) HM
City of Leicester
Agnes Archer Evans
(nee Kilgour)
1851-1924
Pioneering teacher of girls education,
along with Anna Chrysogon Beale, at
Belmont House School 1882-1893
Founding member & treasurer of
the Leicester and Leicestershire . . . — — Map (db m125123) HM
Richard III’s Medieval Leicester
Guildhall
The Guildhall and the Richard III Story
The Guildhall dates back to medieval times and would have been a building of importance during the time of Richard III. The Great Hall, built in 1390, was a . . . — — Map (db m125128) HM
19th century congregational chapel was converted during the 1980’s to a centre for devotees of Jainism, an ancient religion that teaches love to all living creatures. The building contains important examples of traditional Indian architecture . . . — — Map (db m125073) HM
Changing Pasts
Jain Centre
Chapel to Temple
What we know today Samuel Leicester’s Jain Centre started life in 1863 as a Congregational Chapel (an Independent church). This area around Oxford Street was developed from the mid-19th Century and, . . . — — Map (db m125074) HM
The Leicester Automaton Clock
This is a reconstruction based on remains at All Saints' Church, Highcross Street, Leicester, supplemented by documentary evidence. The original carved wood quarter-jacks disappeared many years ago, but traditionally . . . — — Map (db m125129) HM
Medieval Leicester
Medieval Streets
The Medieval origins of a modern city
Medieval Leicester lay within the old Roman walls. The town walls followed the lines of what are now Soar Lane, Sanvey Gate, Church Gate, Gallowtree Gate, Horsefair . . . — — Map (db m125075) HM
This Plaque was Unveiled
by
HRH The Duke of Gloucester GCVO
on
24th May 1994
To Mark the Completion of the Restoration
Of Leicester Guildhall — — Map (db m125137) HM
Richard III
King of England
1483 1485
Born Fotheringham
A Good Lawmaker for the Ease and
Solace of the Common People
2 October 1452
Killed Bosworth
22 August 1485
Piteously Slain Fighting Manfully
In the Thickest Press of . . . — — Map (db m122781) HM
A Leicester Landmark Since The
Early 18th Century, The Globe
Has Been Owned By The Everard
Family From Victorian Times To
The Present Day.
The Pub Was Previously A Market
House And Was Used At The Hiring
Fairs By Farmers To Recruit . . . — — Map (db m125127) HM
The weather vane which surmounts the roof was restored during refurbisment works in 1993. A donation of £575 towards the cost was made by The Gild of Freeman of The City of Leicester. — — Map (db m125138) HM
“When Men Yield Up
The Privilege of
Thinking, the Last
Shadow of Liberty
Quits the Horizon”
Thomas Paine, 1737-1809
The Upperton Road
Viaduct Redevelopment Scheme
Was Opened by
The Lead Member for Transportation
Councillor . . . — — Map (db m125071) HM
