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Heritageopendays.Org.Uk Yet Again, Our Heritage Open Days Provide the Opportunity for Leicester to Showcase Its Remarkable 2000 Year History Thursday 6 - Sunday 9 September Thursday 13 - Sunday 16 September Your once a year opportunity to discover Leicester’s hidden heritage heritageopendays.org.uk Yet again, our Heritage Open Days provide the opportunity for Leicester to showcase its remarkable 2000 year history. Leicester’s heritage buildings, parks, universities, businesses, creative venues and faith buildings will once again stage events to reveal their stories and unseen heritage to visitors. As well as old favourites there are plenty of new events to be enjoyed. Leicester has so many hidden historical gems and stories to discover. The programme is again made possible by the dedication and enthusiasm of volunteers that the city is very fortunate to have. They generously share their passion for our local history by providing access and staging events encouraging people to discover and appreciate the rich, diverse culture and heritage of our city. This brochure provides all the information you need about the open days. Whether you are visiting Leicester, or you are a tourist in your own city, I hope you enjoy the city and what it has to offer. Sir Peter Soulsby City Mayor NEW BOOK DROP EVENT TIME TOUR IN THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER All Saints' Church: War Memorials Project 2pm - 5pm P Central Baptist Church and William Carey 10am - 4pm Museum P Exploring the Archives: Leicester in 11am - 4pm PP Photographs Digital Heritage Showcase 10am - 12noon & 3pm - 6pm P Greyfriars Townscape Heritage Initiative Tour: 12noon - 1pm PP Walking Tour Joseph Goddard Heritage Leicester Civic 10am - 4pm P Society Exhibition Leicester Civic Society Heritage Exhibition 10am - 4pm P Leicester's Historic Victoria Park Guided Walk: 10.30am P The 18th Century Grand Tour Tour: 5.30pm - 6.30pm PP University of Leicester Campus Tour 1pm P Architecture Tours Winstanley House 9am - 6pm PP FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER All Saints' Church: War Memorials Project 3pm - 6pm P Central Baptist Church and William Carey 10am - 4pm P Museum Digital Heritage Showcase 10am - 12noon & 3pm - 6pm P Historic Abbey Park Guided Walk: 10.30am P Joseph Goddard Heritage Leicester Civic 10am - 4pm P Society Exhibition Leicester Civic Society Heritage Exhibition 10am - 4pm P Magazine Gateway Tours only: 12noon & 1pm P The Mill Tour: 12noon - 1pm PP University of Leicester Campus Tour: 1pm P Architecture Tours s r u o t k o o b - e r P NEW BOOK DROP EVENT TIME TOUR IN SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER All Saints' Church: War Memorials Project 10am - 6pm P Bishop Street Methodist Church 10am - 4pm P Castle Gardens and Motte Guided Walk: 2.30pm P Central Baptist Church and William Carey 10am - 4pm P Museum City Hall Tour: 10am P De Montfort University Heritage Sites 11am - 3pm P Digital Heritage Showcase 12noon - 2pm & 4pm - 7pm P Greyfriars Townscape Heritage Initiative Tour: 2pm - 3pm PP Walking Tour Hidden Heritage of Leicester Royal Tour: 2pm - 3pm PP Infirmary Joseph Goddard Heritage Leicester Civic 10am - 4pm P Society Exhibition Leicester Cathedral Tours Cathedral Tower Tours 11am & 1pm P World War 1 Tours 11am, 12noon, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm Leicester Civic Society Heritage Exhibition 10am - 4pm P Leicester Print Workshop 12noon - 1pm P Love Architecture: A Guided Walk of Guided Walks: 12noon - 2pm & 3pm - 5pm P Leicester's Cultural Quarter Magazine Gateway 11am - 3pm P Spinney Hill Park Guided Walk Guided Walk: 10.30am PP St Andrew's Church 10am - 4pm P St Margaret's Church 10am - 4pm P St Mary's Church, Humberstone 10am - 4pm P St. Nicholas' Church 10am - 4pm P Stephenson Built Glenfield Railway Tunnel Guided Tours: 10am, 11.30am, 2pm & 3.30pm P Stoneygate Tram Depot 10am - 4pm P The Last Journeys of King Richard III Guided Tour: 10.30am - 12.30pm PP Town Hall Tours: 12noon & 3pm P University of Leicester Campus Tours 10am & 2pm P Architecture Tours Welford Road Cemetery Tour: 2pm - 3.30pm PP SUNDAY 9 SEPTEMBER All Saints' Church: War Memorials Project 2.30pm - 5pm P Belgrave Cemetery 10am - 12noon Guided Walk: 11am P Belgrave Hall and Garden Heritage Tours 11am - 4pm Tours 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, PP 2.30pm & 3.30pm De Montfort University Heritage Sites 11am - 3pm P Digital Heritage Showcase 12noon - 2pm & 4pm - 7pm P Hidden Heritage of Leicester Royal Tour: 2pm - 3pm PP Infirmary History and Regeneration - Leicester's Old Tour: 2pm - 3pm P Town Joseph Goddard Heritage Civic Leicester 10am - 4pm P Exhibition Leicester Civic Society Heritage Exhibition 10am - 4pm P Magazine Gateway Tours only: 12.45pm, 2pm & 3pm P Stephenson Built Glenfield Railway Tunnel Guided Tours: 10am, 11.30am, 2pm & 3.30pm P Stoneygate Tram Depot 10am - 4pm P Welford Road Cemetery Tours: 11am & 12.30pm PP NEW BOOK DROP EVENT TIME TOUR IN THURSDAY 13 SEPTEMBER Central Baptist Church and William Carey 10am - 4pm P Museum Digital Heritage Showcase 10am - 12noon & 3pm - 6pm P Georgian Leicester Walking Tour Tour: 10.30am PP Joseph Goddard Heritage 11am - 4pm P LCB Depot Tour: 1pm - 2pm P Leicester Synagogue 10.30am - 4pm P Makers' Yard Tour: 11am - 12noon P The City Rooms 9am - 5pm P The Mill Tour: 5pm - 6pm PP Winstanley House 9am - 6pm PP FRIDAY 14 SEPTEMBER Central Baptist Church and William Carey 10am - 4pm P Museum De Montfort Hall Back Stage Tour Tours: 11am, 2pm & 4.30pm P Digital Heritage Showcase 10am - 12noon & 3pm - 6pm P Joseph Goddard Heritage 11am - 4pm P LCB Depot Tour: 1pm - 2pm P Makers' Yard Tour: 11am - 12noon P SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER Abbey Pumping Station Museum Transport Tours: 11.30am, 12.15pm, 2pm, 2.45pm & PP Shed Tours 3.30pm Central Baptist Church and William Carey 10am - 4pm P Museum De Montfort Hall Back Stage Tour Tour: 10am P Digital Heritage Showcase 12noon - 2pm & 4pm - 7pm P Joseph Goddard Heritage 10am - 6pm P Leicester Print Workshop 12noon - 1pm P Stephenson Built Glenfield Railway Tunnel Guided Tours: 10am, 11.30am, 2pm & 3.30pm P Stoneygate Tram Depot 10am - 4pm P Welford Road Cemetery Tour: 2pm - 3.30pm PP SUNDAY 16 SEPTEMBER Digital Heritage Showcase 12noon - 2pm & 4pm - 7pm P Joseph Goddard Heritage 10am - 6pm P Leicester Synagogue 10.30am - 4pm P Stephenson Built Glenfield Railway Tunnel Guided Tours: 10am, 11.30am, 2pm & 3.30pm P Stoneygate Tram Depot 10am - 4pm P Welford Road Cemetery Tours: 11am & 12.30pm PP Winstanley House 9am - 6pm PP Abbey Pumping All Saints’ Church: Bishop St Methodist Station Museum War Memorials Church Transport Shed Tours Project 10A Bishop Street, Corporation Road, Highcross Street, LE1 6AF Leicester Leicester LE4 5PX LE1 4PH Saturday 8 September 10am - 4pm Saturday 15 September Thursday 6 September Tours: 11.30am, 12.15pm, 2pm - 5pm A Georgian Grade II listed 2pm, 2.45pm & 3.30pm Friday 7 September historic Methodist Chapel 3pm - 6pm with an impressive interior including a beautifully Delve into Abbey Pumping Station's Saturday 8 September carved Father Smith organ Transport Shed to discover an 10am - 6pm case. Other interior array of fascinating vehicles. Sunday 9 September Abbey Pumping Station is highlights include the Leicester's Museum of Science 2.30pm - 5pm horseshoe gallery and the and Technology, displaying Italianate wrought ironwork Leicester's industrial, technological All Saints' Church is one of only on the pulpit. Guided tours and scientific heritage. Situated five churches to survive from of the chapel and heritage adjacent to the National Space medieval Leicester. The chancel room will be available, and Centre, the two attractions tell of the church now provides a the story of over 200 years of safe home for many different also the opportunity for science and technology from types of war memorials, family historians to consult the early days of steam and disguarded from buildings that the historic registers and industry, to the space exploration have closed or changed their additional heritage displays. of today. Join a tour of the use. Over 40 war memorials of There will be a special transport shed, home to several various types have been taken display on Leicester’s 19th historic vehicles including fire into care preventing them from century pioneering women engines, buses and steam being permanently lost, including preachers. powered vehicles. some recently acquired spectacular memorials such as Pre-booking is required. To a 10 feet 8 inches tall stained book contact Visit Leicester glass World War II window. T: 0116 299 4444. This is a unique opportunity to Abbey Pumping Station see the memorials and the Museum is accessible for story boards and view the light wheelchairs and pushchair/ boxes of the three stained glass prams. However there is World War I memorial windows limited room in the Transport from the now closed St Shed for wheelchairs and Saviour's Church. pushchairs. It is an industrial site so it is advised that There is limited disabled parking. sensible shoes are worn. There is a gentle, anti-slip Max 15 people per tour. ramp into the Chancel. Families are welcome but there are no specific features for children. Belgrave Cemetery Belgrave Hall and Castle Gardens and Gardens Heritage Motte Red Hill Way, Tours Leicester LE4 3EX Meeting Place: Westbridge Gates, Westbridge/St Sunday 9 September Church Road, Leicester LE4 5PE Augustine Road, 10am - 12noon Leicester Guided walk: 11am Sunday 9 September 11am - 4pm Saturday 8 September The Victorian Belgrave Guided walk: 2.30pm Cemetery contains a large Tours: 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm & 3.30pm number of graves and Opened as a public open memorials to those killed in space and park in 1926, both World Wars resting in An 18th century period house surrounded by historic walled Leicester's Castle gardens an arboretum of 100 year old were originally part of the trees. The Friends of Belgrave gardens, Belgrave Hall provides an oasis of tranquillity in a castle complex and give an Cemetery will be on hand to insight into Leicester's past.
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