Leicestershire
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Banqueting Houses
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The Loudoun Memorial
The 70 feet high cross was designed by Gilbert Scott as a memorial to Lady Loudoun who died in 1879 and was a member of the Hastings family of Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle.
The design is in the style of an Eleanor Cross like the one at Haddingstone, Northamptonshire.
The 70 feet high cross was designed by Gilbert Scott as a memorial to Lady Loudoun who died in 1879 and was a member of the Hastings family of Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle.
The design is in the style of an Eleanor Cross like the one at Haddingstone, Northamptonshire.
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Summerhouse
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The Carillion
The 151 feet high brick tower in Queens Park was built as a war museum in 1923. It has 138 steps to the gallery and 47 bells.
The 151 feet high brick tower in Queens Park was built as a war museum in 1923. It has 138 steps to the gallery and 47 bells.
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Old John
It is said that Old John was employed by the 5th Earl of Stamford and died when a flagpole, which was in the centre of a bonfire, fell on him. The Earl had the sham ruin erected on the site of the mill where John had worked.
It is said that Old John was employed by the 5th Earl of Stamford and died when a flagpole, which was in the centre of a bonfire, fell on him. The Earl had the sham ruin erected on the site of the mill where John had worked.
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King Dick's Well
The pyramid at Bosworth Field was erected in 1813 by Samuel Parr and has a plaque in Latin that translates as:
'Richard III, King of England, slaked his thirst with water drawn from this well when engaged in bitter and furious battle with Henry, Earl of Richmond, and before being deprived of both life and his sceptre on the morning of 22 August 1485'
The pyramid at Bosworth Field was erected in 1813 by Samuel Parr and has a plaque in Latin that translates as:
'Richard III, King of England, slaked his thirst with water drawn from this well when engaged in bitter and furious battle with Henry, Earl of Richmond, and before being deprived of both life and his sceptre on the morning of 22 August 1485'