Architects revive trail of important city buildings
A trail of historical and important buildings has been revived, with organisers promising there will be "plenty to explore".
One of Leicester's earliest brick buildings and a number of listed venues will be included in the City Trail, which has been reinstated by the Leicestershire and Rutland Society of Architects (LRSA).
The trail was originally created in 1984, but many of the original plaques on buildings along it have been lost to redevelopments over the last 40 years.
Each plaque on buildings along the new trail marks a vantage point, where people can see the best examples of architecture from medieval to modern times, the society said.
Locations along the trail include The Salmon Pub in Butt Close Lane, where people can see the oldest example of a master hosier's house.
The Great Unitarian Chapel in East Bond Street, meanwhile, is one of the earliest brick buildings of importance in Leicester.
Also on the trail is the Globe Pub in Silver Street, a vantage point from where visitors can see eight Grade-II listed buildings.
Nils Feldmann, an architect with the LRSA, who has been working on the project, said: "We've recreated something that architects like us made in 1984 - the city trail.
"Telling people to open their eyes and then look at the city around them.
"Many plaques are on nondescript buildings, but if you look around, you'll see a wealth of interesting buildings from over 2,000 years, so there's plenty to explore and plenty to discover."
A booklet detailing the architecture at each plaque has been printed, and free tours are being led by Leicester's architects throughout the summer.
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