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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.

• 6 mins

Leicester's secret railway tunnel beneath Glenfield

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

• 6 mins

Leicester’s once proud tramway system

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

• 6 mins

The Leicestershire Mill saved from brink of ruin

Hough Mill was a ruin when the Swannington Heritage Trust took it over in 1994.

• 5 mins

‘Frozen in time’ – Leicester’s Knitters Museum

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

• 6 mins

The Leicester church that’s over 1000 years old

St Nicholas Church is the oldest place of worship in Leicester.

• 6 mins

The home of historic gas treasures in Leicester

Leicester is home to the world’s largest collection of objects from the history of gas.

• 6 mins