Tag Archives: Leicester

Last Day of the Year…

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Guthlac

No one would’ve believed in the last days of the 2nd decade of the 21st century… {Apologies to HG wells} New Year’s Eve – 2019. Looking back at these remastered images from 2019 everything seemed so much simpler. Yes Brexit … Continue reading →

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Cold Cold Again…

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Guthlac

We’ve had several days of frosts which I’ve tried to ignore but this morning it was time to wrap up warm and wonder around the local park.   Before this I walked into Leicester through the De Montfort University.   … Continue reading →

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Walking through the past

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Guthlac

There was a time when I used to visit the canal around Abbey Park in Leicester on a regular basis.  I know this will be hard to believe but more than once I have run around this area.  Those were … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 345 – Now is the winter of discontent made glorious by this particular son of York…

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Guthlac

I know we are now supposed to view Richard 3rd as some sort of hero – I just can’t.   My antipathy has nothing to do with the King himself who, by medieval standards, was no worse than most.  He … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 328 – Brave Sir Robin

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Guthlac

So the latest phase of the reburial of Richard 3rd is underway.  Yesterday his mortal remains were paraded around west Leicestershire before being brought back to the city that probably represented the Lancasterian enemy more than any other in England, … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 229 – Busy Day Tomorrow

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Guthlac

Off to the smoke tomorrow so I guess I’ll be too tired tomorrow to post anything so here are a copy of images that I captured whilst walking the other day.  

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Project LV One – Day 132 – Pano function and street photography

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Guthlac

Walking around Leicester this morning you realise that this is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Britain.  It might not have the numbers of say London but it is a real ethnic melting pot – but then again it … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 109 – A Day to Forget.

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Guthlac

Well it certainly wasn’t the berries of that I am sure.  But yesterday was a day to forget!  I had eaten something on Friday night that didn’t agree with me and so spent much of Saturday and Sunday regretting it … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 40 – A horse… a horse my Kingdom for a horse….

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Guthlac

  Whilst walking around Leicester this morning I came across this sign which made me chuckle.   The site of the world’s most famous car park is now the centre of frantic activity as the visitors centre takes shape.  Whilst across the … Continue reading →

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Walk around the city No 3

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Guthlac

Here is a reduced version of one of the Panorama to show what I meant in the last blog. For those of your who might be interested it is about 150 metres away from where the remains of Richard 3rd … Continue reading →

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