Leicestershire People
In this section you can find out more about some of Leicestershire’s more interesting
characters and their achievements. Some of the people featured here are extremely
famous, while other are less so, but all have a story to tell.
Browse the
objects below to explore these
people and their extraordinary legacies.
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An Ancient House at Kirby Muxloe by John Flower
A drawing of disappearing Leicestershire... |
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The Beaumanor Chair
A huge chair carved from a single tree trunk... |
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Bromakin Aero Racer
Sports Wheelchair Made in Loughborough...! |
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Bust of George Stephenson
George Stephenson mines a rich seam in Leicestershire... |
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Cox's Icecream Van
Van returns to Leicestershire to serve local ice cream business... |
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Deacon Wall or "Tavern Clock"
Mr Deacon's clock still keeps time after 230 years... |
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Denarius Coin
The oldest Roman coin found in Britian... |
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First FA Cup Final for Leicester City Football Club
First Cup Final for Leicester City Football Club... |
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Frank Whittle Champagne Bottle
The champagne that celebrated the first successful jet engine test flight... |
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Hinckley's Tin Hat Tinhatters revealed...! |
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The Liberty Bodice The little fleecy garment that revolutionised children's clothing... |
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The Lubenham Stable Door
Is this the horse shoe of a Grand National Winner...? |
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Model Locomotive: "Lily of the Valley"
Leicestershire's first model railway engine...? |
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Motorised Omnibus
Early bus passengers risk death on journey to Leicester... |
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Papillon Shoes
A Pair of Shoes with a Fascinating Curse... |
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Photo of 1927 Locally Bodied Buses
Pioneering bus production and provision in Loughborough... |
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Portrait of Henry Hastings, Lord Loughborough Civil War Commander of Ashby de la Zouch... |
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Portrait of Lady Jane Grey
Leicestershire's nine-day queen... |
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Portrait of Richard Pulteney by Thomas Beach
The pioneer of Leicestershire Botany... |
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Postcards Sent from the Front Sweetheart card cheer up the lads on the front line... |
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Razor from the First World War The razor that saved a man’s life... |
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Robert Bakewell mounted on a bay cob
Leicestershire's Pioneering farmer... |
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Sarah Johnson’s Gravestone
Medical records displayed on gravestone... |
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Sketch for 'The Quorn at Quenby'
A sketch by Leicestershire's famous animal painter... |
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South Croxton Corbel
Face to face with medieval village people...? |
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Twyford Bird and Bull Bucket Mount
Birds and bulls on buckets? Status in Anglo-Saxon Leicestershire... |
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William Lawson's Medal
Commemorating Leicestershire's worst pit disaster... |
Page Last Updated: 9 January 2012
