On my last trip to Leicester I kept an eye out for any plaques in the vicinity and came across these two interesting examples. The first, near the Richard III Visitor Centre was that commemorating Agnes Archer Evans.
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Blue Plaques: Leicester Edition
Categories: England, Leicester, Leicestershire
Tags: Agnes Archer Evans, blue plaque, history, Joseph Aloysius Hansom, Leicester, photo post
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Leicester Architecture – Part Two
Continuing on from my earlier post about some of Leicester’s interesting buildings, this is St Nicholas’ Church, the oldest surviving place of worship in Leicester. Built around the 9th or 10th century there are still some original features left such as the original walls of the nave, though part of it was demolished after 1600 and the spire was removed in 1805.
Leicester Cathedral
The main focus on a recent trip to Leicester was all things Richard III and naturally that included a visit to Leicester Cathedral where his remains were reinterred on March 26th 2015. After having been to the Visitor Centre and seen displays on how the remains were discovered (blog post here) we were keen to see his final resting place for ourselves.
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Tags: cathedral, Leicester, leicester cathedral, pall, photo post, Richard III, stained glass, stained glass window, tomb
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King Richard III Visitor Centre
Back in June a friend and I went to Leicester to visit the King Richard III Visitor Centre. I imagine you’d be hard pressed to find someone who isn’t familiar with the story of Richard’s remains being found in a car park and finally being laid to rest in Leicester Cathedral (the focus of the next post) and the Visitor Centre did an excellent job of collating all that information.
Categories: England, Leicester, Leicestershire
Tags: facial reconstruction, Leicester, museum, Richard III, skeleton, stained glass, statue, visitor centre
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