William Gale Linnell lived at 21 Woodland Avenue from 1912 and then ‘The Crossways’ (later No20) Stoneygate Road which was demolished in 1971 to make way for Albert Court.
He was a director of Faire Bros & Co and a keen sportsman, the first secretary of Leicester Rowing Club in 1882. His younger brother was Alpine thrill seeker, bobsleigh champion and artist Lawrence Linnell.