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Leicester

Leicester is pronounced 'Lester' and is a city and the county town of Leicestershire. It has a population of 441,000 making it the 10th largest city in England. Leicester has Roman origins, and was made a city at an early stage. It lost its city status during the 11th Century, and did not regain it until 1919. Most of the town centre dates from the Victorian era. In Welsh it is called Caerlŷr.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leicester

Recent city comments:

  • Vulcan Road public area, ash70 wrote 4 years ago:
    This area is now closed off
  • The James Went building , Jez (guest) wrote 6 years ago:
    James would have turned in his grave if he'd visited this building while it was up, one side of the building a half-a-floor height difference from the other and lift's unique to each side that didn't always work meant that students were forever moving up or down stairs. Add to that a paternoster that only worked to cause injuries to students before being shutdown permanently, a grey concrete exterior and windows that seem to have been an afterthought and you've got a building that should never have made it off the napkin it was doodled on.
  • Horsefair Street Maze, T Logue (guest) wrote 6 years ago:
    The correct title of this maze is actually the "Leicester Maze" - which is inscribed on the two stone slabs set into the ground on the northern side of the Maze.
  • Prebend Street, JM (guest) wrote 7 years ago:
    Nice quiet gardens, small pond, benches & litter bins
  • BT - Charnwood Place, Mark (guest) wrote 7 years ago:
    Tel: 0800 671502 - does not exist!!
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