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William Gale Linnell lived at 21 Woodland Avenue from 1912 and then 'The Crossways' Stoneygate Road.

Joseph Levy lived at 'Hazeldean' (now 350) London Road (1878-1893) and 'Inglewood', Ratcliffe Road (1893-1899).

Francis Hewitt Senior lived at Knighton Drive (1878-1880) and 'Southernhay', London Road (1880-1895).

Sir Israel Hart is one of Leicester's most remarkable and colourful historical figures. He lived at 'Ashleigh' on London Road.

The Gee Family lived at 'Knighton Frith', on the Avenue Road and London Road corner, between 1879 and 1924.

Josiah Gimson, the son of a carpenter and builder, established Leicester's largest civil engineering company.