Further to the very real concern surrounding the fate of Leicester’s only surviving example of “one up – one down” housing at 1 Garden Street, I (Claire Wells) decided to look a little into the history of this building which
Why not consider the gift of 12 months’ membership in the Leicester Civic Society for your friends and family this Christmas?
Not just a wonderful present but you will also be supporting our work of campaigning for a better Leicester. For the ludicrous price of just £12 (individual adult) or £17 (household) the recipient will receive two editions of the Leicester
CORAH – A resubmitted planning application will result in the total obliteration of the building in this photo and virtually everything else on the Corah site. Leicester’s industrial heritage gone forever.
This is the magnificent Horseshoe Building. Superbly built and in robust condition, perfect for adaptation to modern apartment living. According to the developers that would be too expensive. Instead, they want to demolish virtually everything on the vast site and
Our 2023 Architectural Awards
The two winners of the prestigious Leicester Civic Society Architectural Awards have now been presented with their awards. They have both created outstanding places that enrich Leicester’s built environment and are indeed the heritage of our future. This was the
2023 Architectural Awards from the Leicester Civic Society
On Friday 20th October, at the Grand Hotel in Granby Street, the Leicester Civic Society celebrated their annual architectural awards. Each year, the Leicester Civic Society awards two buildings in the City, for their architectural merit and their contribution to the
Safe Streets Leicester
On Saturday 30 September Safe Streets Now held a national day of action between 11 am and 12 pm. In Leicester, this took place at the junction of Narbourough Road and Braunstone Gate on the site where two young children