So it looks as if my intended visit to the City should be permanently put on 'hold'. Are the 'coffins' still in the middle of Charles Street?    I remember them being installed & the comments, but they eventually mellowed & became an accepted part of the landscape.  We had a beautiful City & I can remember when the 4 lions (off Horsefair Street, opp. the old Theatre Royal later converted to become one of the Leicester Buidling Society's Offices) became water fountains again after the War.   Are they still there? June Fleetwood (nee Rainbow) West Yorkshire   From: Linda Chapman <[email protected]> To: J FLEETWOOD <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 12:17 Subject: Re: [LEI] Dialect etc................. must admit it has totally lost its character now they built the new massive highcross shopping centre, it hasn't brought any new customers or shops as they have all just moved from gallowtree gate everywhere is being knocked down for student flats and the roads are even more 1 way than they were before On 14 February 2012 11:53, J FLEETWOOD <[email protected]> wrote: May I just say a heart-felt thank you for the latest topic to grab the imagination of Listers.   The List has been very quiet for quite a few months now.   Either there are fewer budding genealogists around, or have we all subscribed to Ancestry & can now find 'most' data for ourselves, especially now that Ancestry have the 1911 Census free to subscribers.     Long may this topic be allowed to continue.   I am sure that reminiscing like this is very good for us all to do from time to time.   Happy memories. >I spoke to an old Leicester friend the other day expressing a wish to return to visit the City, but she warned me that I would hardly recognise the place any more & it might be too sad to visit my old haunts.   Oh well, I suppose we must bow to 'progress'.................... >June Fleetwood (Rainbow) >West Yorkshire. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi June I think you mean the ones in Town Hall Square ? http://jonathan.rawle.org/gallery/leicester/fountain/ Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) So it looks as if my intended visit to the City should be permanently put on 'hold'. Are the 'coffins' still in the middle of Charles Street? I remember them being installed & the comments, but they eventually mellowed & became an accepted part of the landscape. We had a beautiful City & I can remember when the 4 lions (off Horsefair Street, opp. the old Theatre Royal later converted to become one of the Leicester Buidling Society's Offices) became water fountains again after the War. Are they still there? June Fleetwood (nee Rainbow) West Yorkshire

Can't remember if the lions are there but I wouldn't go so far as to say the city's lost it's character - a fair amount of effort has gone into making e.g. Humberstone Gate (" the Culture Quarter") nice, and the bit round the guild hall. The town Square is still lovely as well. And one of the (few) nice things about the Highcross Centre is that we have a City Centre cinema again, finally. Having said all that, I rarely go into Leicester now as I find I can get everything I need in either Ashby or Loughborough :) On 14 February 2012 12:36, J FLEETWOOD <[email protected]>wrote: > So it looks as if my intended visit to the City should be permanently put > on 'hold'. > Are the 'coffins' still in the middle of Charles Street? I remember > them being installed & the comments, but they eventually mellowed & became > an accepted part of the landscape. > We had a beautiful City & I can remember when the 4 lions (off Horsefair > Street, opp. the old Theatre Royal later converted to become one of the > Leicester Buidling Society's Offices) became water fountains again after > the War. Are they still there? > June Fleetwood (nee Rainbow) > West Yorkshire > > > From: Linda Chapman <[email protected]> > To: J FLEETWOOD <[email protected]>; > [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 12:17 > Subject: Re: [LEI] Dialect etc................. > > > must admit it has totally lost its character now > > they built the new massive highcross shopping centre, it hasn't brought > any new customers or shops as they have all just moved from gallowtree gate > > everywhere is being knocked down for student flats and the roads are even > more 1 way than they were before > > > > On 14 February 2012 11:53, J FLEETWOOD <[email protected]> > wrote: > > May I just say a heart-felt thank you for the latest topic to grab the > imagination of Listers. The List has been very quiet for quite a few > months now. Either there are fewer budding genealogists around, or have > we all subscribed to Ancestry & can now find 'most' data for ourselves, > especially now that Ancestry have the 1911 Census free to subscribers. > Long may this topic be allowed to continue. I am sure that reminiscing > like this is very good for us all to do from time to time. Happy memories. > >I spoke to an old Leicester friend the other day expressing a wish to > return to visit the City, but she warned me that I would hardly recognise > the place any more & it might be too sad to visit my old haunts. Oh well, > I suppose we must bow to 'progress'.................... > >June Fleetwood (Rainbow) > >West Yorkshire. > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >