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This list of museums in Leicestershire, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Melbourne Hall Free Church and attached Memorial Schools City of Leicester: Sunday School: 1884: 13 November 2002: 1096016: Upload Photo: Monument to Edward Holdsworth at East End of Garden at Belgrave Hall including Statue of Religion
Leicester Greyfriars: Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Oxford) founded before 1230 (1265) by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester; Burial place of King Richard III after his defeat at the Battle of Bosworth 1485 (confirmed by the recovery of his body 2013); dissolved 1538; granted to John Bellew and John Broxholm 1545/6 ...
1km 0.6miles War Memorial 14 Magazine Gateway 13 St Nicholas' 12 Jewry Wall 11 St Margaret's 10 City Rooms 9 Guildhall 8 All Saints 7 St Mary de Castro 6 Turret Gateway 5 Castle 4 Cavendish House 3 Abbot Penny's Wall 2 Abbey Ruins 1 Grade I listed buildings in Leicester Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX ...
The hall was built by the Corporation of Leicester in 1912 and 1913, and was opened to the public on 21 July 1913, at a cost of £21,000. [1] The architect was Shirley Harrison (1876–1961), who also designed the Usher Hall in Edinburgh. He was the son of Stockdale Harrison, architect of Vaughan College. [2]
[4] [5] The house was approximately 200 feet (61 m) long, featuring a main hall measuring 80 by 30 feet (24.4 m × 9.1 m). As well as considerable remains of walls and fireplaces, it has four truncated towers and the chapel is still intact, [ 6 ] containing a tomb effigy to Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford and his wife.
Groby Old Hall, which may incorporate much earlier remains, remained a key part of the Groby estate, and shared in the changing fortunes of the Grey family. The point at which the former grand hall was demolished is unknown, and was the subject of an inconclusive Time Team dig broadcast in 2011. The red-brick gatehouse became what is now known ...
The site was used for various functions since its initial opening in 1915, when it was built as the training halls for Leicester's Army recruits during World War I. Ike & Tina Turner performed at Granby Halls with Edwin Starr , Alvin Robinson , and the Family on 21 October 1966.