| In truth Leicester is neither quaint, nor
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| | and houses scientific and artistic
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| full of historic places to visit.
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| | collections. Current exhibitions include;
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| However, the few truly ancient or
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| | Wild Space - looking at the biodiversity
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| historic buildings it has are shown off
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| | of the planet, Mighty Dinosaurs,
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| well and the city is quite rightly proud
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| | Leicestershire's rocks, Ancient
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| of them. Here are a few of the sites
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| | Egyptians, and of course, art galleries.
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| worth seeing in Leicester.
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| | The art galleries contain varied
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| The undoubted oldest structure in
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| | collections on themes such as; Our World
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| Leicester is the Jewry Wall. This is a
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| | through Art, Expressionism, The Captured
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| section of ancient wall about 5m high and
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| | Image, World art and Gallery Nine, which
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| 23m long alongside Talbot Lane in the
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| | is devoted to the artistic expression of
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| city centre. Originally known as
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| | the multi-ethnic nature of the city.
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| Hadrian's bath House, it is part of what
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| | Leicester is the home of the National
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| was the Roman baths, built there sometime
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| | Space Centre, which is off Corporation
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| around 130 AD. Unfortunately, unlike
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| | Road to the North of the city. If
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| other Roman bath houses, due to an
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| | travelling to it by car, the road signage
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| engineering error the aqueduct that was
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| | can be confusing. However, when near, you
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| supposed to feed water into the baths was
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| | can't miss its distinctive shape.
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| mis-aligned, resulting in the Roman
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| | Unfortunately, you won't be able to see
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| bathers having to use a cistern to fill
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| | any rockets taking off from here as the
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| the baths by hand. A shocking state of
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| | National Space Centre is a museum
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| affairs in those days! There is of course
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| | concerned with space exploration. The
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| a Jewry Wall Museum, which also houses
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| | centre has a constantly changing series
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| Roman artefacts, including Roman
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| | of events and activities. However, it
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| milestones from nearby Fosse Way and
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| | also houses permanent exhibitions such as
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| mosaic floor-tiles.
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| | space rockets, space capsules,
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| Enclosed in the same grounds as St
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| | satellites, orbiting the earth and
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| Martin's, Leicester Cathedral, and
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| | exploring the universe. There is an
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| in-between Guildhall Lane and Peacock
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| | emphasis on the National Space Centre
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| Lane, is the Guildhall. This
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| | being an interactive museum, so there's
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| half-timbered building was originally
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| | plenty to get involved in rather than
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| built in the late fourteenth century and
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| | being a passive viewer. After standing by
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| has, through the ages, been the Town
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| | the huge booster rockets that are on
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| Hall, a prison and a police station. Now
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| | display, you can go to The Space Theatre,
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| open to the public, the warped beams and
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| | which takes you on a journey through the
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| rickety floor in the Great Hall
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| | galaxy. The National Space Centre excels
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| immediately demonstrate that you are in a
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| | as an educational museum and supports a
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| truly ancient building. In 1642 part of
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| | variety of educational activities.
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| it was occupied by the town's library,
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| | Nearby to Leicester city is Market
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| making it the third oldest public library
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| | Bosworth, not necessarily in itself worth
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| in the country. For the more ghoulish
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| | a visit although it is a pleasant village
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| visitors, it is reputed to be the most
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| | to see. The special thing about it is
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| haunted building in Leicester. You can
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| | that nearby, to the south at Sutton
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| see the old prison cells and the
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| | Cheny, is the historic Bosworth Field,
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| conditions endured by their captives and
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| | site of the famous defeat of Richard III
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| if you wish, you can see the gibbet from
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| | by Henry Tudor. Here there is a visitor's
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| which the bodies of the hanged were put
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| | centre to provide all the background
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| on public display up until 1840. Whilst
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| | information you might need before you
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| in this area you can also visit the
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| | proceed on a tour of the battlefield
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| cathedral. However, apart from the finely
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| | itself. There is an annual re-enactment
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| carved medieval wooden entrance porch,
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| | of the last battle in the 'War of the
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| there is little evidence of the original
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| | Roses' on the week-end nearest to August
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| eleventh century building.
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| | 22nd, to commemorate the actual battle of
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| Refurbished in 2006 and early 2007
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| | 1485. NB. Archaeologists are currently
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| Newarke House Museum is housed in two
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| | re-assessing whether this was the actual
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| sixteenth century buildings, Wygston's
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| | site of the battle or not. If you visit
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| Chantry House and Skeffington House, at
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| | it you may wonder how well the site
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| the bottom of the Castle Gardens. Its
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| | matches the contemporary descriptions of
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| main theme is the daily life of 'Everyman
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| | it.
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| in 20th Century Leicester', with
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| | You might also consider visiting Belvoir
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| galleries dedicated to displays on the
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| | Castle. Historic home of the Duke &
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| story of immigration into Leicester, the
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| | Duchess of Rutland, it commands a
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| Teddy Boy era and a recreation of
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| | beautiful view (belvoir) across the Vale
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| shopping in the 1940s. The museum also
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| | of Belvoir. Dating back to Norman times
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| houses the history of the Royal
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| | it was almost completely destroyed during
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| Leicestershire regiment.
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| | the 'Wars of the Roses'. The current
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| Another newly refurbished museum in
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| | building was completed in the 19th
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| Leicester is the New Walk Museum off
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| | Century. Belvoir Castle is off the A1
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| Princess Road West, as you head out of
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| | near Grantham.
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| the city centre to the South West. This
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| | Article by Susan Ashby of Leicester
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| is Leicester's oldest established museum
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| | Singles.
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