County Links

Links to Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland's History

[Famous People] [General historical site][Historical Groups][Miscellaneous] [Museums]

Famous People from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

• Ernest Gimson - Arts & Crafts designer, architect.
• Robert James Lees - Victorian journalist, philanthropist, novelist and medium.
• Joseph Carey Merrick Tribute Web Site - Dedicated to the memory of Joesph Merrick (the elephant man).

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General historical sites

• A History of the County of Leicestershire: Volume 2 - a part-volume, detailing the history of the religious houses of the county.
• A History of the County of Leicestershire: Volume 5 - Gartree Hundred (the east and south of the county).
• My Leicestershire - oral history, radio, TV, books, maps, everything!
• Camelot Village - The Leicestershire section of a guide to the history and heritage of Britain.
• Chapel Books - Have a look at the Leicestershire pages of this local history publisher.
• Heart of Albion Press - History books about Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
• Kairos Press - Leicestershire and Rutland Local History Books.
• A Vision of Britain Through Time - historical statistics about the boroughs.
• Wartime Leicestershire - Leicestershire in the Second World War.
• Leicester Chronicler - covers county as well as city history.
• Leicestershire & Rutland Churches - the definitive guide.
• Leicestershire History - this excellent website from the Victoria County History contains research guides and detailed history.

Historical Groups

• Leicester Archaeological and History Society
  • many downloadable articles from the LAHS journal
• Friends of Leicester & Leicestershire Museums
• Leicester City Museums
• Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society
• Leicester Secular Society
• Leicester Victorian Society
• Leicestershire Industrial History Society
• Leicestershire Museums
• Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society
• Vaughan Archaeological and Historical Society

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Miscellaneous

Leicestershire County Council

Historic Environment Record - nearly 20,000 records dating from prehistoric to present day. The most complete database of known archaeology in Leicestershire & Rutland.

Images of Leicestershire - photographs from the LCC collections.

Leicestershire's heritage wardens are involved in a number of projects each year.

Leicestershire Villages - an online community for the county's villages which features an increasing amount of useful historical information. A list of villages for which EMOHA has supplied oral history clips can be found here.

• LANDshapes - a Heritage Lottery Funded project based in the National Forest.
• Media Archive for Central England has film, video and TV programmes relating to Leicestershire.

Museums

• Leicestershire and Rutland Museums Forum - A guide to museums in Leicestershire and Rutland.

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