Historic Places

The Shrubbery

The Shrubbery

'The Shrubbery' which once occupied the site of Stoneygate Court, was built c1841 for Charles Burt Robinson, the manager of the first Leicester Gasworks in Belgrave.
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Stoney Gate John Biggs House

Stoney Gate

This extraordinarily grand house was the home of hosier, councillor, Mayor and Leicester M.P. John Biggs, one of the leading lights of the reform movement in Leicester.
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Ormidale Knighton Park Road before the war

Ormidale, Knighton Park Road

'Ormidale' is an imposing late Victorian house with something of a baronial style. It was built for the youngest son of woollen hosiery manufacturer Robert Walker.
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