The Made-Up History of Leicester

Walks, England, Leicestershire, City of Leicester

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  • Welcome to The Completely Made-up History of Leicester! These tales are brought to you by the fine young minds at Leicester Grammar School šŸ¤£

    Step 1: Welcome to The Completely Made-up History of Leicester! These tales are brought to you by the fine young minds at Leicester Grammar School šŸ¤£

  • Step 2: Now these may be tales, but we invite you to join us in suspending your disbelief as we find out about Leicesterā€™s silly history ā˜ŗļø

  • This walk starts outside The Curve theatre.

    Step 3: This walk starts outside The Curve theatre.

  • Step 4: How strange? Do you remember The Straight Theatre? It seems to have been wiped from our collective memoriesā€¦ I can only imagine everyone involved is too embarrassed to come forward!

  • Head through St Georgeā€™s Churchyard to make your way to our next taleā€¦ No stories here, but feel free to let your mind wander!

    Step 5: Head through St Georgeā€™s Churchyard to make your way to our next taleā€¦ No stories here, but feel free to let your mind wander!

  • Follow the path as it bears left around the church.

    Step 6: Follow the path as it bears left around the church.

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