feel it – feel the difference telling you something about leicester and leicestershire

Feel it – Feel the Difference

Telling you something about Leicester and Leicestershire

Leicester city and the county of Leicestershire is in the East Midlands, which is in the middle of England

Leicester city centre

Roman Jewry Wall

Roman Baths area with the gymnasium beyond

Leicester was then known as Ratae

Rupert’s Gateway 14thC

Medieval gateway near Leicester Castle

The Medieval Guildhall

Leicester Prison

The last public

execution took

place outside

these gates in

1883.

The guilty man

was known as

“Peppermint

Joe”

• The Space Centre

Leicester University has a reputation for space research programmes

A Multicultural City rich with Colour and Culture

King Richard III

Died 22 August 1485

Skeleton found August 2012

King Richard & Battle of Bosworth in 1485

King Richard III was king for only 2 years (1483- 1485) and was the last English king to die in battle. This was at Bosworth Field, only a few miles from the village of Market Bosworth where one of our schools, the Dixie, is located. Richard’s dead body was carried across the back of a horse to Leicester, where it was displayed for 2 days before being buried in the church of the Grey Friars. The grave was ‘lost’ for 512 years until found in August 2012, and his skeleton exhumed.

Curve Theatre

Presenting repertory and touring productions

Market Bosworth