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The 1970s was a decade of change. Supermarkets began to take over from traditional stores, high-rise office blocks appeared on the skyline, and Lei...

At the beginning of the 1950s, Leicester was an industrial city picking itself up from the debris of the Second World War. Compared with nearby Cov...

There is a history of Leicester that is hidden from view, or simply not recognised today because it is so familiar. There are Norman and medieval a...

Leicester is proud of its industrial heritage. The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw the citys population grow rapidly with the construction ...

Weston-super-Mare History Touris a unique insight into the illustrious history of this famous old seaside resort and shows just how much it has cha...

Many of the high street names that meet our twenty-first century needs began with men and women who had ideas, imagination and sheer determination ...

This illustrated history portrays one of Englands finest major cities and some of its county towns and villages. It provides a nostalgic look at Le...

Leicester History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this East Midlands city. Local author Stephen Butt guides us through the...

For the people of Leicester, the 1960s was a decade of great social and economic change. It was to see a revolution in social attitudes reflected i...