There are lots of really beautiful adverts from Victorian Leicester. Currently, I’m working out how best to reproduce them in the blog. More will be added, hopefully with better clarity.
Portugal was founded in the 14th century by a Leicester woman. Seven centuries later and Portugal is being founded (okay, it’s a liberty) in Leicester. Our table for six was at the Madeira a Vista in Woodgate on a drizzly Friday night. The restaurant is sandwiched between Celebrity Pizza and…
The niggling human conscience affects people in different ways. In the case of Co-op salesman Roy Watts, it made him leave the comfort and security of his life in Leicester, travel all the way to war-gripped Spain, and take up arms for a cause as black and white as ink…
In the voice of Paul Whitehouse’s enthusiastic Fast Show character, “Int’ maps brilliant?!” Cast your eyes over this beaut from the late 18th century. Okay, now you’ve had a gander, how about having a closer look. Go on, really scrutinise it. Actually, let me give you a helping hand. Below…
