Explore fascinating stories from Leicester and Leicestershire.
Radio Leicester,·12 episodes
Francis ‘Tanky’ Smith was in Borough Police Force before becoming a private detective.
The ‘Beambender’ was a vital WW2 RAF unit designed to foil Nazi bombing raids.
St Mary and St Lazarus Hospital was one of the most important leper hospitals in England.
Grace Dieu Priory was used as a private house after the dissolution of the monasteries.
The bed in which Richard III slept the night before the Battle of Bosworth exists today.
Designed by railway engineer George Stephenson Glenfield Tunnel is just over a mile long.
The first tram route in Leicester was in 1874 from the Clock Tower to Belgrave.
Hough Mill was a ruin when the Swannington Heritage Trust took it over in 1994.
The workshop of Leicester’s last master hosier is a unique record of his working life.
St Nicholas Church is the oldest place of worship in Leicester.
Leicester is home to the world’s largest collection of objects from the history of gas.
Beacon Hill is the home of an ancient beacon.
