Secret Leicestershire Episodes Available now
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.
The Leicester church that’s over 1000 years old
St Nicholas Church is the oldest place of worship in Leicester.
The home of historic gas treasures in Leicester
Leicester is home to the world’s largest collection of objects from the history of gas.
The ‘lost’ beacon on Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill is the home of an ancient beacon.