Leicestershire
Properties and events in Leicestershire
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Wycliffe Rooms Lutterworth Masonic Temple
Often shrouded in secrecy and full of myth and legend, prepare to be enthralled as you unravel the fascinating story of this 300-year-old institution, by taking a look around the scarcely seen Masonic Temple in Lutterworth.
Atkins Building, Then and Now
An exhibition documenting the journey of Atkins Building from Victorian hosiery factory to the creative business centre it is today with images from Atkins Building archive and Hinckley & District Museum.
Magazine Gateway Guided Tours
Guided Tours of the building by Blue Badge Guides. Notable mediaeval building, with fascinating architectural features and historical graffiti.
Great Meeting Chapel: Open days, Tea in the Garden and special exhibition
An inner-city gem: a 1708 Chapel, Leicester's oldest complete brick building, with unique octagonal ceiling and woodland garden.
St Margaret's Church, Leicester
The Church is open for visitors to view our grade I listed Church.
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre - 50th Anniversary Open Day
Join us at Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre for our Heritage Open Day as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Centre! Discover the history of this remarkable site and why we tell the story of two of Britain's most famous Kings.
Hinckley and District Museum
Thatched cottages dating from the 1680s housing a local history museum with a delightful cottage garden.
Leicester City, County & Rutland At Risk War Memorials Project
Discover what it takes to care for 54 War memorials.
Atkins Heritage Tour
Historic Hinckley buildings walking tour, that all have a connection to the notable Atkins hosiery family.
The Heritage of Belgrave Hall
Built from blue and red brick between 1709 and 1713, Belgrave Hall was commissioned for hosiery merchant Edmund Craddock. The tranquil walled gardens, surrounding the Hall, include plants and trees introduced by the Hall’s many owners.
St Andrew's Church, Jarrom Street
St Andrew's is one of Leicester's hidden secrets - it looks much bigger and more impressive from the inside than from the outside. It's a Gilbert Scott design from 1860-62 and a lot of decorating and refurbishing has happened in the past 3 years.
Phoenix Projection Room Tour
Normally closed to the public, we will be opening up our projection room for this year's Heritage Open Days, with our projectionist talking visitors through the art of film projection.
Leicester Photographic Archive Pop Up Exhibition
Explore some of the highlights of Leicester City Council's Photographic Archive.
Harborough Theatre
A chance to visit and talk to people about what the Harborough Theatre is all about. And get to see parts of the building that the general public doesn't see as part of organised tours. Enjoy refreshments whilst you are with us.
Leicester's Hidden Gems
Take a trip through the fascinating past of Leicester’s Oldest Theatre. Residents of YMCA Leicestershire have been hard at work digging into the archives to discover and share stories from colourful characters across the theatre’s dramatic 123-years.
Abbey Pumping Station Museum
Discover Abbey Pumping Station with tours of Beam Engine and Transport Shed.
The History of Leicester's Guildhall
Starting with its Great Hall built in about 1390, a tour of Leicester Guildhall will take you through the centuries and many uses of the site.
Braunstone Stable Block Museum
Old stables to Braunstone Hall (Winstanley Hotel now). We have 5 rooms of displays of local history and details of the last Lord of the Manor, Major Richard Winstanley.
Loughborough's Old Rectory
A Saturday opening that promises to be a little bit different
Military Memorabilia Roadshow.
As part of Loughborough Heritage Weekend we will have an area in Charnwood Museum and invite the public to bring along any items of military memorabilia, objects, documents and photographs.
Tell Tall Tales – Uncovering Leicester’s Folklore
Zine making and storytelling sessions based around local community folklore stories in Leicester and Leicestershire.
Heritage Walks, with Loughborough Heritage Open Weekend
Loughborough Heritage Walks commencing from Charnwood Museum Saturday 14th September 10am Suffragette Walk and 2pm Zeppelin Walk Sunday 15th September 10am Art Deco Walk and 2pm Heritage Sites Walk Booking required
All Saints with Holy Trinity Parish Church Loughborough
As part of Loughborough Heritage Open Weekend, guided and self guided tours of the church are available on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th Sept plus a traditional Choral Evensong service sung for centuries in this historic building.
529 years of Loughborough Grammar School - Tower Opening and Exhibition
The 1852 Building will be open including the tower, which is accessed by 59 steps up a spiral staircase, giving a great view of Loughborough and surrounding districts. Items from the School's archives will be available to view in adjacent areas.
The Generator, alongside Loughborough Heritage Open Weekend
Opportunity for a hard hat tour of the historic Generator Hall. The CIC team have secured the funds for the renovation work that will transform this building (the old Lboro Art School) into an Arts & Cultural centre. Due to open in Spring 2025.
A.W. Pugin's Radical Restoration of St Mary's Church, Wymeswold
The restoration of the parish church at Wymeswold, Leicestershire, was something of a trend-setter - at least back in the 1840s. Bob Trubshaw puts this restoration into the context of the early Gothic Revival movement.
Jain Centre Leicester
Features include 44 magnificently carved sandstone pillars, a beautiful temple dome and ceiling with traditional carvings, a white marble floor, mirrored walls, traditional doors at the Garbhagriha (the inner sanctum) and hand-carved staircases.
Historical Overview of Unity House with Loughborough Heritage Open Weekend
Historical documents will be available tracing Unity House's history from its inception as a medical aid centre in 1886, its use as a British restaurant in the war, and its current use after being purchased by Mont Follick MP in 1945.
St Peter's Church
St Peter's church, Thornton is a Grade 1 listed, medieval church, listed in Simon Jenkins book, 1000 Best Churches. It is hoped that there will be an exhibition taking place.
Three-headed Dragon in Thorpe Arnold Church
Thorpe Arnold church contains some unusual stone carvings, particularly notable is the figure fighting two dragons on the early Norman font. You are most welcome to come and have a look around.
Group Walk - A Brief History of Time in Leicester
A tour of selected public clocks in Leicester with some interesting nuggets about them along the way. We include some of Leicester's iconic clocks but also some of the lesser-known time pieces that are often passed, unnoticed.
Leicester Synagogue
Discover Leicester Synagogue, a Jewish place of Worship.