Friday 13 - Sunday 22 September Your once a year opportunity to discover ’s hidden heritage

heritageopendays.org.uk Yet again, our Heritage Open Days provides 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

FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER Central Baptist and William Carey 10am - 4pm P Museum ISKCON Leicester / The 11am - 3pm PP Banking Company Talk: Embodying the Aristocrat 5.30pm - 7pm PPP SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER Central Baptist Church and William Carey 10am - 4pm P Museum City Hall Guided Tour: 10am P Glenfield Railway Tunnel Guided Tours: 10am, 11.30am, 2pm & 3.30pm P Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel 10am - 5pm P ISKCON Leicester / The Leicestershire 11am - 3pm PP Banking Company Lancaster Road Fire Station 2pm - 5pm PP Love Architecture: A Guided Walk of Guided Walk: 3pm PP Leicester's Cathedral Quarter Love Architecture: A Guided Walk of Guided Walk: 12noon P Leicester's Cultural Quarter Magazine Gateway Tours: 11am, 12.30pm & 2pm P St Andrew's Church 10am - 4pm P St James the Greater 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 Town Hall Tour Guided Tours: 12noon & 2.30pm P Victoria Park Raucous Races 12noon - 4pm P NEW BOOK DROP EVENT TIME TOUR IN

SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER Belgrave Cemetery 10am - 12noon Costumed Guided Tour: 11am P ISKCON Leicester / The Leicestershire 11am - 3pm PP Banking Company Glenfield Railway Tunnel Guided Tours: 10am, 11.30am, 2pm & 3.30pm P Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel 10am - 5pm P Lancaster Road Fire Station 2pm - 5pm PP Magazine Gateway Tours: 11am, 12.30pm & 2pm P Secular Hall 10.30am - 4.30pm P Stoneygate Tram Depot 10am - 4pm P MONDAY 16 SEPTEMBER Abbey Museum Transport 11am - 4pm Guided Tours: On the hour, last tour P Shed Tour 4pm ISKCON Leicester / The Leicestershire Presentation: 7pm - 8.15pm PP Banking Company Lancaster Road Fire Station 2pm - 5pm PP The City Rooms 10am - 4pm P TUESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER De Montfort Hall Back Stage Tour Guided Tours: 11am, 2pm & 4.30pm P Georgian Leicester Walking Tour Guided Tour: 10.30am P ISKCON Leicester / The Leicestershire Presentation: 7pm - 8.15pm PP Banking Company The Sport Front: Wartime Britain at Play, Talk: 7.30pm PP 1939-1945 The City Rooms 10am - 4pm P WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER Tour 11am - 4pm Ad-hoc tours P ISKCON Leicester / The Leicestershire Presentation: 7pm - 8.15pm PP Banking Company The City Rooms 10am - 4pm P THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER Braunstone Hall Stables Museum 10am - 2.30pm P ISKCON Leicester / The Leicestershire Exhibition: 10am - 5pm PP Banking Company The City Rooms 10am - 4pm P University of Leicester: Curious Guided Tours: 10am, 11.30am, 1pm & 2.30pm PP Collections FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER Greyfriars History and Regeneration Guided Tour: 1pm P Walking Tour Lancaster Road Fire Station 2pm - 5pm PP ISKCON Leicester / The Leicestershire Exhibition: 10am - 5pm PP Banking Company The City Rooms 10am - 4pm P University of Leicester: Curious Guided Tours: 10am, 11.30am, 1pm & 2.30pm PP Collections NEW BOOK DROP EVENT TIME TOUR IN

SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER Freemasons' Hall 10am - 3pm PP Glenfield Railway Tunnel Guided Tours: 10am, 11.30am, 2pm & 3.30pm P Guided Tour of Evington Guided Tours: 11am & 2pm P ISKCON Leicester / The Leicestershire 10am - late PP Banking Company Lancaster Road Fire Station 2pm - 5pm PP Leicester Civic Society Guided Walk Guided Walk: 10.30am PP Welford Road Cemetery Tour: 11am P SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER Belgrave Cemetery 10am - 12noon Costumed Guided Tour: 11am P Belgrave Hall Tour 10am - 4pm Ad-hoc tours P Glenfield Railway Tunnel Guided Tours: 10am, 11.30am, 2pm & 3.30pm P ISKCON Leicester / The Leicestershire 10am - late PP Banking Company Lancaster Road Fire Station 2pm - 5pm PP Stoneygate Tram Depot 10am - 4pm P Welford Road Cemetery Tour: 11am P Abbey Pumping Belgrave Cemetery Belgrave Hall Station Museum Guided Tour Transport Shed Tour Red Hill Way, Leicester LE4 3EX Church Road, Leicester LE4 5PE Corporation Road, Sunday 15 and Sunday Leicester LE4 5PX 22 September 10am - 12 noon Wednesday 18 September Monday 16 September Costumed Guided Tour: 11am 11am - 4pm 11am - 4pm Sunday 22 September Tours: On the hour, last tour Belgrave Cemetery opened in 10am - 4pm at 4pm 1881 for the benefit of the Ad-hoc tours which will people of Belgrave and covers last between 1 hour to 5.5 acres. There are many large Delve into the Abbey 90 minutes Pumping Station’s Transport Victorian memorials in the Shed to discover an array cemetery carved from marble of fascinating vehicles. and granite. A real credit to the An 18th century period stonemason’s art. Abbey Pumping Station house surrounded by is Leicester’s Museum of historic wall gardens, The cemetery, under the Belgrave Hall provides an Science and Technology, management of Leicester City displaying Leicester’s oasis of tranquillity. Located Council Bereavement Service, is in the Belgrave industrial, technological the final resting place of 14000 and scientific heritage. Join souls many with perpetual burial Conservation Area, the hall a tour of the transport shed, rights. Whilst it is no longer is surrounded by fascinating home to several historic possible to purchase a grave, historic buildings including vehicles including double interment still take place in the National School, Cross family graves. decker buses, steam roller, Corners, St Peter’s Church and Belgrave Hall. Join a fire engines and much The Friends of Belgrave more! guided tour of the hall and Cemetery will be on hand to see areas which aren’t highlight the interesting stories normally open to members Children are welcome on behind some of those laid to rest the transport shed tour. in the cemetery and there is an of the public. Playground on Abbey opportunity to join a guided Pumping Station where walk. Larger group booking is children can play with advisable Cemetery information for email: belgrave.hall@ supervision of visitors trying to find a grave accompanying adult. leicester.gov.uk will be available. or contact 0116 229 8181 Complimentary refreshments provided. There is ample Tour will include cellars parking and disabled toilet facilities. Sensible footwear is and all floors, some uneven advisable. Children under 16 steps and enclosed spaces. must be accompanied by an No age restriction although adult. young children may quickly lose interest. Wheelchair access only to the ground floor and gardens. Braunstone Hall Central Baptist Church City Hall Tour Stables Museum and William Carey Museum 115 Charles Street, Next to Winstanley House Leicester LE1 1FZ Hotel, Hinckley Road, Charles Street, Leicester Leicester LE3 1HX Saturday 14 September LE1 1LA Guided Tour: 10am Thursday 19 September Friday 13 and Saturday 10am - 2.30pm City Hall, Leicester City 14 September Council’s headquarters, 10am - 4pm Discover more about the underwent major history of the ancient village refurbishment to create Founded in 1832, this office accommodation and of Braunstone. Find out about stunning Georgian Central Braunstone Park and the meeting rooms. The building Baptist Church open its refurbishment included the Winstanley family – the last doors for you to explore its family to live in the hall. There replication of period features beautiful interior. The church to create a 21st century refit is also fascinating information houses the William Carey about the American with a 1930s feel. Join a Museum which celebrates walking tour to discover the occupation of the park during the life of the famous World War Two, local school history of the building and missionary who left how a modern photographs and lots of Leicester to translate the artefacts to see. refurbishment has brought a bible into five Indian significant city centre languages and the New building back into use. Access via Gooding Avenue. Testament into twenty Three ground floor rooms more. are accessible. There is no Pre-booking is required. To book contact City Hall lift to the two display Suitable for young people rooms on the 2nd floor. T: 0116 373 7770 or email: aged 11+. cityhall-townhallevents Toilet facilities are available. @leicester.gov.uk Children must be accompanied by an adult. Max 30 people. Well behaved dogs, on leads, are welcome. De Montfort Hall Freemasons’ Hall Georgian Leicester Back Stage Tour Walking Tour 78-80 London Road, Main Foyer, Granville Road, Leicester LE2 0RA Meet at the main entrance Leicester LE1 7RU to Leicester Cathedral Saturday 21 September Gardens Tuesday 17 September 10am - 3pm Guided Tours: 11am, 2pm Tuesday 17 September & 4.30pm Freemasons' Hall is the Guided Tour: 10.30am headquarters of the An introduction to De Montfort Leicestershire and Rutland A walking tour of one of the Hall with a back stage tour: get Freemasons and home to city’s most historically a rare glimpse behind the scenes one of the finest Masonic important areas. The of one of the East Midlands’ museums in the country, ‘Georgian Leicester’ walk will largest entertainment venues. with artefacts dating back identify architectural Built in 1913 originally as a to the 17th Century. The heritage from the 18th concert hall, De Montfort Hall is expanded Georgian building century. Michael Taylor, local the premier live performance includes Roman Ionic, Art author and heritage venue for Leicester. The hall is a specialist, will take multi-purpose arts and entertainment Deco and Modernist venue presenting a wide-ranging architecture and is one of participants on a route from programme of performances the finest Freemasons’ Hall Leicester Cathedral to New that include musicals, opera, in the country. Walk Museum. The event is popular touring artists, stand-up part of the events comedy, family shows and Throughout the day, programme for the Leicester classical concerts. 45-minute escorted tours Georgian Interest Group. of the building will be Join a walking tour of the workings conducted, allowing visitors Pre-booking is required. of the hall’s magnificent pipe To book contact Visit to access the Masonic Lodge organ, visit the dressing rooms Leicester. used by the stars, step out onto Rooms which are some of T: 0116 299 4444. the stage and learn about what the finest in the country. goes on behind the scenes at Senior members will be Max 20 people. this glorious venue. on hand to explain the symbolism, history and the Pre-booking is required. To book practice of Freemasonry. contact De Montfort Hall Box There will be a chance to Office: T: 0116 233 3111. learn more about the Full wheelchair access but limited to 2 per tour. Lift is an Masonic charity work in the option to most areas although local community and to see the tour route will be via the the extensive wedding, stairs unless anyone has banqueting and function difficulties. Majority of the room facilities within the tour is spent standing in hall. various areas of the building. Restricted to young people aged 11+ accompanied by an adult. Max 20 people per tour. Glenfield Railway Great Meeting Greyfriars History Tunnel Unitarian Chapel and Regeneration Walking Tour Glenfield Village 45 East Bond Street, Leicester LE1 4SX Meet at 1 St. Martins East, Saturday 14, Sunday 15, Leicester LE1 5FX Saturday 21 and Sunday Saturday 14 and 22 September Sunday 15 September Friday 20 September Guided Tours: 10am, 10am - 5pm Guided Tour: 1pm 11.30am, 2pm & 3.30pm The Great Meeting Unitarian A slow paced one-hour One of the world’s first Chapel is the earliest brick guided walk around the steam railway tunnels. Built building of significance in Greyfriars Conservation Area, under the supervision of Leicester. Originally built by led by a local expert. Learn Robert Stevenson between dissenters in 1708, it still some interesting tales about 1829 - 32 this Grade 2 listed stands witness to reason, the area’s past and look at its tunnel is just over a mile freedom and tolerance in recent renewal under the long. Leicester Industrial religion. A series of plaques National Lottery funded History Society will provide a commemorate the lives of Greyfriars Townscape rare opportunity to explore prominent Leicester citizens. Heritage Initiative. this gem from our industrial past by leading tours into the Visitors are invited to visit One of the most historically tunnel. and join an informal guided important parts of the city, tour of the building. the Greyfriars area is Pre-booking is required. undergoing significant To book contact Leicester Max 20 people per tour. regeneration. Working with Industrial History Society local property owners in the T: 0116 2415153 or email: 'forgotten' streets south of [email protected] the Cathedral, many changes have been made and this The meeting place for tours walking tour will highlight is the Co-op Superstore, them and give an insight into Station Road, Glenfield. some of the interesting bits of history we've discovered. Max 25 people per tour. Pre-booking is required. Please see lihs.org.uk as To book contact Visit special access conditions Leicester. apply. T: 0116 299 4444. Max 25 people. Guided Tour of ISKCON Leicester / Lancaster Road Fire Evington The Leicestershire Station Banking Company Meet at St. Denys Church, Central Fire Station, Church Road, Evington, 31 Granby Street, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE5 6FA Leicester LE1 6EJ Leicester LE1 7HB

Saturday 21 September Friday 13 - Sunday 15 September Saturday 14 - Monday Guided Tour: 11am & 2pm 11am - 3pm 16 September & Poshak Puralekh Project Friday 20 - Sunday Celebration of Indian Dance Costumes The tour starts at the 22 September ancient and beautiful Monday 16 September 2pm - 5pm 7pm - 8.15pm of St. Denys, which is Victorian Society presentation by celebrating its 800th Richard Gilles ‘Joseph Goddard Come and see the building anniversary. Visit the best Architect of Many Styles’ that has helped protect moated site in Leicestershire, Tuesday 17 September Leicester’s citizens from fire meander through the Britain 7pm - 8.15pm and other emergencies since in Bloom heritage village, The Victorian Banking family 1927. Designed by local visit Evington Chapel and presentation by Caroline Wessel (Grt architects A.E & T Sawday Grand Daughter of Mr Ghee/Founder finish in Evington Park House of the Leicestershire Banking Compan y and built between 1925 where you can see the and 1937, the Central Fire Wednesday 18 September 17th century panel room. 7pm - 8.15pm Station was the most Enjoy free refreshments at The Goddard Family presentation by advanced in the United the Community Health Fair Joe Goddard ‘Polished Architecture’ Kingdom and received in Evington Park. Thursday 19 and Friday 20 September visitors from all over the 10am - 5pm world. Pre-booking is required. Joseph Goddard, Pop Up Exhibition To book email Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September After an award-winning [email protected] 10am - late refurbishment in 2010 the or T: 0116 220 4525 Kirtan Fest and Indian Music Festival Central Fire Station has Maximum 25 people per been returned to its former tour. Opened in 1873 as the Leicestershire layout and lots of original Banking Company and now a spiritual community centre, 31 Granby Street architectural features are has long been acknowledged as a still visible. Tours around the landmark in Leicester’s Victorian building will be taken by architecture. During Heritage Open retired Fire Fighters who Days there will be an opportunity to participate in a variety of activities served in this iconic and which are taking place in the magnificent important station. Banking Hall. Also learn more about the architect of this amazing building, Joseph Goddard.

All activities are family friendly although the presentations are not suitable for young children. The building is accessible and the entrance on Bishop Street is suitable for wheelchair users. Leicester Civic Love Architecture: Love Architecture: Society Guided Walk A Guided Walk of A Guided Walk of Leicester’s Cathedral Leicester’s Cultural Meet at Belmont Hotel, Quarter Quarter 20 De Montfort Square, Leicester LE1 7GR Meet at Cathedral Gardens Meet at LCB Depot, Leicester 31 Rutland Street, LE1 1RE Saturday 21 September Guided Walk: 10.30am Saturday 14 September Saturday 14 September Guided Walk: 3pm Guided Walk: 12noon Led by expert guides from the Leicester Civic Society take a walk around the leafy Discover Leicester’s Discover Leicester’s Cultural areas of Leicester city Cathedral Quarter by Quarter by joining an centre. Starting at the joining an informative tour, informative tour, led by Belmont Hotel the walk will led by architects Adam architect Nils Feldman, on take you through Upper Smith and David Hickman, behalf of the Leicestershire New Walk, through Victoria covering the history and and Rutland Society of Park and then onto Welford transformation of the area Architects. Covering the Road Cemetery. through various periods of history and transformation history including the of the area from hosiery Pre-booking is required. Georgian and Victorian and boot making to the To book contact Visit times. centre of today’s creative Leicester. industries. T: 0116 299 4444. Max 30 people. Max 30 people. There is Max 30 people. limited on street pay and display parking, nearest car park is NCP car park on Halford Street.

Suitable for visitors aged 16+.

HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 2019 EVENTS MAP INDEX To help you navigate around the city on foot look out for the on-street map signage or pick up a more detailed, free city centre map at Visit Leicester Information Centre. Discover more destinations with unique heritage and cultural highlights not to be missed as well as a myriad of shopping experiences and tantalising places to eat, drink and relax at visitleicester.info.

1. Abbey Pumping Station Transport 17. Love Architecture: Cathedral Shed Tour Quarter

2. Belgrave Cemetery 18. Love Architecture: Cultural Quarter 3. Belgrave Hall Tour 19. Magazine Gateway 4. Braunstone Hall Stables Museum 20. Secular Hall 5. Central Baptist Church and William Carey Museum 21. Talk: The Sport Front: Wartime Britain at Play 1939-1945 6. City Hall 22. St Andrew’s Church 7. De Montfort Hall Back Stage Tour 23. St James the Greater Church

8. Freemasons’ Hall 24. St Margaret’s Church

9. Georgian Leicester Walking Tour 25. St Mary’s Church

10. Glenfield Railway Tunnel 26. St Nicholas’ Church

11. Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel 27. Stoneygate Tram Depot

12. Greyfriars History and 28. Talk: Embodying the Aristocrat Regeneration Walking Tour 29. The City Rooms 13. Guided Tour of Evington 30. Town Hall 14. ISKCON / The Leicestershire Banking Company 31. University of Leicester

15. Lancaster Road Fire Station 32. Victoria Park Raucous Races

16. Leicester Civic Society 33. Welford Road Cemetery Guided Walk Magazine Gateway Secular Hall The Sport Front: Wartime Britain at Oxford Street, 75 Humberstone Gate, Play, 1939-1945 Leicester LE1 5XW Leicester LE1 1WB Bishop Street Methodist Saturday 14 and Sunday Sunday 15 September Church, 10A Bishop Street, 15 September 10.30am - 4.30pm Leicester LE1 6AF Tours: 11am, 12.30pm and 2pm Leicester Secular Hall is a Tuesday 17 September Grade 2 listed building Talk: 7.30pm The Magazine Gateway, a which opened in 1881 and building people walk, cycle is home of the Leicester What role did sport play in and drive past, opens its Secular Society: the oldest winning the Second World doors and invites you to Secular Society in the world. War? Did the British look inside. Originally a There will be guided tours continue to watch cricket, 15th century gateway in the of the building with an football and rugby during the former Newarke religious opportunity to see old Battle of Britain and the area, this building was later Dutch tiles which are not Blitz? used as a munitions store usually on view. during the English Civil War. In this talk, Professor Interesting features include There will also be an Matthew Taylor uncovers the graffiti dating back to the exhibition about the history untold story of sport and the 16th century. Book a tour of the society and the hall. British home front. He with a blue badge guide. Plus a display of historic explains how sport helped to images, provided by Ned maintain the morale of the Pre-booking is required. Newitt, of what is now the British people, support the To book contact Newarke Cultural Quarter and the welfare of war workers and Houses Museum and old Wholesale Market area provide a reassuring sense of Gardens T: 0116 225 4980 and Humberstone Gate. familiarity at a time of mass anxiety and threat. But he Next to Hugh Aston Light refreshments will be also shows how it could be a (Business & Law Building) available throughout the site for division, conflict and De Montfort University day. prejudice, challenging and near to Newarke assumptions about wartime Houses Museum. Not unity and equality. suitable for very young children or those with Pre-booking is advised: mobility issues. Sensible eventbrite.co.uk/e/sport- shoes must be worn. and-the-home-front- Access to upper floor is via wartime-britain-at-play- a spiral staircase. 1939-1945-tickets- 65251284348 Max 15 people per tour. St Andrew’s Church St James the Greater St Margaret’s Church Church Jarrom Street, St Margaret’s Way, Leicester LE2 7DH London Road, Leicester LE3 3EB Leicester LE2 6EL Saturday 14 September Saturday 14 September 10am - 4pm Saturday 14 September 10am - 4pm 10am - 4pm A rare opportunity to see the St Margaret’s Church opens interior of this high Victorian The church will be open, light its doors and welcomes you masterpiece by Sir George refreshments will be served. to visit and discover what Gilbert Scott, the architect At 12 noon there will be a lies within. A large medieval of the St Pancras Station teddy bear parachute jump. church steeped in local Hotel. Participants should bring history. Visitors are invited their own teddy bear and to hunt for the church Enjoy the huge space, the parachute from 11.30 am. mouse (made of wood!), elaborate roof and the bold Prizes for the slowest descent enjoy the Victorian stained- brick patterning on the walls. (adult and child) and best glass windows and see designed parachute (under some of its important 12s). tombs. The bell tower erected in 1441 houses a Entry fee for parachute jump particularly large peal of 14 is £5 for adults, £2.50 for bells including the largest children. All proceeds to the bell Margaret! church roof appeal. Toilets available. The North Aisle has a children’s corner. Children will need to be supervised by an adult in this area. Refreshments will be available during the day.

Full wheelchair access, on-site disabled parking, accessible toilets and hearing loop. Pushchair friendly. Assistance dogs and dogs on leads are welcome. St Mary’s Church, St Nicholas' Church Stoneygate Tram Humberstone Depot: A Journey Back St Nicholas' Circle, in Time Main Street, Humberstone, Leicester LE1 4LB Leicester LE5 1AE 453 London Road, Saturday 14 September Leicester LE2 3JW Saturday 14 September 10am - 4pm 10am - 4pm Sunday 15 and Sunday St Nicholas' Church has 22 September St Mary’s Church played an important part in 10am - 4pm Humberstone invites Leicester’s history. Explore visitors to drop in and the oldest place of worship An Edwardian tram depot discover what the church in Leicester. Discover how built in 1904 to coincide has to offer. Tours and the building has evolved with the introduction of information are available over the centuries since its electric trams in Leicester. to learn more about the Saxon origins. Visitors are The building is in original church and the village. encouraged to find the condition and even has the Humberstone, a Leicester Roman dog’s paw print and old tram rails which you can suburb, was formally a enjoy the peaceful space. still see today. village and this is an opportunity to visit St Visitors can have a tour Mary’s, the . around the depot including Drop in to see many the lower ground under interesting features of the croft. There will be displays church. The west tower is telling the fascinating story medieval and is surmounted of the tram depot along by a spire. Raphael Brandon with transport related rebuilt the rest of the artefacts from the Leicester church in 1858 and there Transport Heritage Trust’s will be an exhibition about archive. some of his work. You can also enjoy a There will be displays about heritage bus journey the history of the church experience from the tram and the village including a depot on a 20-minute self-led tour of the church. round trip. The church is at the start of the Humberstone local history trail. There will be children’s activities, suitable for 7-12 years during the day. Free light refreshments will be available. Talk: Embodying the The City Rooms Town Hall Aristocrat: A History of the 18th Century 10 Hotel Street, Town Hall Square, Leicester LE1 5AW Leicester LE1 9BG Elite Male Body Monday 16 - Friday Saturday 14 September Great Meeting Unitarian 20 September 12noon & 2.30pm Chapel, 45 East Bond Street, 10am - 4pm Leicester LE1 4SX Join a guided tour and find Friday 13 September The City Rooms is opening out more about this fine 5.30pm - 7pm its grand doors to reveal the civic building, a true beauty of the inside of the Victorian jewel, built in the Are men’s fixations with toned building. The City Rooms is Queen Anne style. Discover abs and sculpted biceps a a Georgian Grade I listed how this magnificent building recent phenomenon? Are they venue in the heart of was nearly destroyed during born of today’s peer pressure, Leicester City Centre. Built World War 2 by a German advertising and a constant in 1792 it has undergone a bomb and see the council media bombardment or have careful two-year restoration chambers, tea room, civic issues of the ideal male body programme which has plate, court room and cells. manifested throughout history? transformed it into a Did men of the past behold the smooth marble perfection of stunning wedding and Pre-booking is required. the Apollo Belvedere and conference venue. Steeped To book contact City Hall guiltily suck in their flabby in history, the centrepiece is on T: 0116 373 7770 or paunches? Join Dr Sarah a magnificent ballroom email: cityhall-townhall Goldsmith in peering into the which runs the entire length [email protected] forgotten world of eighteenth of the building which also century men’s bodies as she retains many period Max 30 people per tour. starts to knit together sinew, decorative features. muscle and bone, to rediscover what eighteenth-century men did with their bodies, who they idolised, and what value was placed on attaining ‘the body beautiful.’

Pre-booking is advised: eventbrite.co.uk/e/embodying -the-aristocrat-a-history-of- the-18th-century-elite-male- body-tickets-65251202102 University of Leicester: Victoria Park Welford Road Curious Collections Raucous Races Cemetery

Main Campus University Outside De Montfort Hall, Meet at Welford Road Road, Leicester LE1 7RH Granville Road, Cemetery Visitor Centre, Leicester LE1 7RU Welford Road, Thursday 19 and Friday Leicester LE2 6BF 20 September Saturday 14 September 12noon - 4pm Saturday 21 and Sunday Guided Tours: 10am, 22 September 11.30am, 1pm & 2.30pm Leicester’s parks have been Guided Tour: 11am recreational spaces for The University of Leicester are generations of people to Welford Road Cemetery is a declaring their stores open! The collections held by the university enjoy. For the 4th year Grade 2 listed Victorian garden underpin its world renown teaching Victoria Park will be hosting cemetery which for most of and research. This is a rare its Raucous Races event. A the Victorian period was the opportunity to see these amazing Victorian-themed family only cemetery in Leicester. collections. fun day celebrating the Opened in 1849 the cemetery history of the park. contains the graves of many of There will be an opportunity to Activities will include face- those who, in the 19th century, visit the following departments. painting, story-telling, live contributed to the growth of Archaeology showing how artefacts magic and music shows and Leicester. Book on a tour and aid our understanding of human development, which can lead to Horsey Hopper races. A learn more about the exciting discoveries; Archives & Victorian tea room and fascinating stories of the people Special Collections will be looking refreshments will also be buried in the cemetery. at why they hold significant available. collections for the University and Pre-booking is required. persons of importance; Attenboroug h To book contact Visit Arts will lead an ‘Art on Campus’ Leicester tour; the East Midlands Oral History T: 0116 299 4444. Archive is a collection of distinctive character; Geology takes us back millions of years with specimens Tour not suitable for from across the world; the Herbarium young children. highlights the importance of archiving vascular plant collections; Max 20 people per tour. and Museum Studies will be presenting ‘Deadly dangerous objects from around the world and how we use them for teaching!’.

Pre-booking is required. le.ac.uk/curious-collections Max 12 people per tour. Pushchairs may be asked to be left outside stores due to restricted space. For further details of events and access information, please visit: heritageopendays.org.uk visitleicester.info

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