Heritage Tales and Trails
As part of Leicester’s Heritage Open Days festival, we have arranged two very special events for Saturday 16th September. See here for more detail Heritage Tales and Trails – Leicester Civic Society Both…
Farben Works – Slater Street now added to Save Britain’s Heritage 2023 at Risk List
Fantastic News! Thanks to the efforts of our Deputy Chair, Stu Simmonds, we are delighted to announce that the Farben Works building on Slater Street has now been added to…
140 Queens Road – Campaign Halts Unwanted Development…For Now
Leicester Civic Society is pleased to hear that the proposals for the over-development of 140 Queens Road have been withdrawn by the applicant. Readers will be aware that the planning application included the development of a 7-storey residential block on the corner of Queens Road and Avenue Road Extension. The rear of the site is within the Stoneygate Conservation Area.
Factory in King Newton Street being demolished without permission
The Mercury has run a recent report about a very nice (or what should be very nice) former factory building, now ‘crumbling’, in King Newton Street in Highfields. ‘It’s not…
Corah Campaign
On August 10th two members of Leicester Civic Society, Burt McNeill and Richard Allsop, visited the Corah factory site along with the City Mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby, and representatives of…