Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Leicester's statue of liberty







You can see this statue on a roundabout close to the old Great Central wagon works in Leicester.

From 1920 until 2003 it stood on top of the Liberty shoe factory, a Grade II listed building. This being Leicester, the factory was demolished to make way for accommodation for students at De Montfort University.

Note the Kirby & West milk trundling into the picture to prove that the statue is still in Leicester.
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous08 September, 2011 04:44

    As a Leicester ex-pat I'm always reassured by the sight of a K&W ad at Grace Road during a televised match.

    Semper Eadem indeed!

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  2. Paul Coombes09 September, 2011 04:16

    And also close to Frank Berry's scrap yard if I remember correctly.

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