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Tuesday, November 07, 2017
The historic factories of Leicester
A good slideshow showing some Leicester industrial history that now lies derelict and vulnerable to arsonists.
Unfortunately, the Liberty building was demolished some years ago (should have been refurbished for alternative use instead) and replaced with a modern building of similar proportions, but the statue was saved and now stands on a pedestal nearby – you can probably find it on Google Street View.
I walked along the Grand Union towpath in about 1978 and recall that there was one factory with a small-scale Statue of Liberty on the roof....?
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, the Liberty building was demolished some years ago (should have been refurbished for alternative use instead) and replaced with a modern building of similar proportions, but the statue was saved and now stands on a pedestal nearby – you can probably find it on Google Street View.
ReplyDeleteI took some photos of the Corah site a year ago – see album
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There are a couple of photos of Leicester's Statue of Liberty on this blog.
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