Tag: Leicestershire
The Smallest Church In Leicestershire
The quaint church of St. James in Drayton is the smallest church in Leicestershire.
GN&LNW Railway Line: East Norton Tunnel
East Norton Tunnel sits a mile south of East Norton village, between the A47 and Hallaton village. The tunnel, originally built in 1879 is 444 yards long.
Hallaton Bottle Kicking
Imagine a rugby scrum involving hundreds of willing participants. Pushing, shoving, rucking, mauling, punching and kicking each other over a small keg of beer. In a field full of hedgerows, trees and barbed wire fences. The goal lines being two brooks, over a mile apart. There is one aim, to get the keg of beer over your village’s brook.
The Humber Stone
For hundreds of years, myths and legends have been attached to this once prominent feature of the Leicestershire landscape.
The Oak And Ash Tree, Earl Shilton
In an uncultivated field north of Earl Shilton, there is a very special tree. It is in fact two trees, Oak & Ash, that have bonded together, making one.
Dimpled Golf Balls Were Invented In Leicester
William Taylor designed & manufactured the first dimpled golf ball in Leicester. Providing the biggest technological discovery in the history of the Golf
Swithland Reservoir and Water Works
The Luftwaffe Aims For Leicester
Leicester had been through a very rough time during WW2 due to the German air raids.
I’ve Walked Down Every Street In Leicester
How long does it take to walk down Every Street in Leicester?