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#Tonight #Leicester's Guildhall will recreate the trial of Hannah Read, executed for her husband's murder 200 years ago, to the actual day his body was found in the #canal nr #FoxtonLocks. Guilty or not - Hannah's story will be told tonight. LeicestershireLive BBC East Midlands BBC Leicester

Hannah Read's Trial - 26 April 2025 at The Guildhall, #Leicester. Hannah was acquitted of petty treason, her husband's murder. The female jurors found Hannah not guilty due to lack of evidence. The all-male jury swiftly convicted her, reminiscent of August 1825's quick justice.

#OTD 6 yrs today i located the grave of Joseph Merrick & now it has just been announced that Adam Pearson will be playing Joseph in the new film adaptation of the play 'The Elephant Man'.... looking forward to this. #JosephMerrick #Leicester #Whitechapel

Wonderful day spent at #VEDay in #Desford #Leicester. On the heritage trail, I find my grandparents house.... thank you Desford Heritage | Leicestershire UK it made me shed a few tears & my dad loved it. He was born in that house 81 years ago yesterday - 2 May 1944...

#OTD 12 May 1904 last Humberstone Gate Pleasure Fair took place #Leicester. In 1473 #KingEdwardIV granted a fair to Leicester to be held three days before the feast of St Phillip & St James.

#OTD 16 May 1778, John Fenton was shot dead at the Green Dragon Inn #Leicester Market Place. Frenchman, Francois Soules was found guilty of murder leading to his execution. Despite the dire circumstances, Soules was given a royal pardon. He left Leicester & returned to France.

Tonight's talk at West Leicester Conservative Club...

#OTD 18 May 1904, the 1st electric #trams ran in #Leicester. As the trams left the depot, the crowd raised cheers. The cars travelled up London Road at a rattling pace, but the drivers exercised wise discretion & seldom exceeded 12 mph.

#OTD 20 May 1937, Belgrave Hall a stunning Georgian property with a long colurful history & formally the home of the Ellis family opened as a #museum - 88yrs on - 30 April 2025 the hall & museum shut its doors to the public for good - hall & gardens are now lost to #Leicester

#OTD 22 May 1866 The Leicester #Lifeboat was launched. The citizens of Leicester raised £700 that's £60,000 in today's money. For over half a century, Leicester lifeboats were stationed at #Gorleston, launching on service 118 times and saving 211 souls.

#OTD 23 May 2014, Judges ruled that the remains of Richard III should be given a dignified reburial in Leicester. The Justice Secretary attacked his distant relatives for wasting public money by challenging to have him interred elsewhere. #Richardiii #Leicester

#OTD 29 May 1882 - Abbey Park in #Leicester was opened by the Prince & Princess of Wales - Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra. Abbey Park is the final resting place of Cardinal Wolsey.

#OTD June 11 1960, the #RoyalOpreaHouse, Silver Street in #Leicester closed. It welcomed many stars, including Greta Fayne. In 1949, she starred in 'Red Riding Hood'....lower down on the bill were the upcoming #MorecambeandWise, with Freddie Frinton as principal comic.

#OTD 14 June 1919, #Leicester's Lord Mayor, Alderman W. Lovell received a letter from the Home Secretary informing him that "His Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve the restoration of your ancient town of its former status as a city”. #Leicestercity

#OTD the night of 18 June 1856 - A double murder took place of a 70 yr old tollgate keeper & his 9 yr old grandson at #MeltonMowbray. William Brown Aka #PeppermintBilly returned transported convict from #VanDiemensland #Tasmania, was the prime suspect. peppermintbilly.com

#ORD 21 June 1809, Daniel Lambert from #Leicester, the world's heaviest man, weighing 52 stone and 11 pounds, died at 9am ar The Waggon and Horses Inn, which was on high Street in #Stamford whilst visiting the races.

#OTD 22 June 1856, William Brown, a returned Covict #Tasmania - #PeppermintBilly, was arrested by PC Henry Crossley in #Weatherby #WestYorkshire for the TollGate murders in #MeltonMowbray #Leicestershire. William was later transferred to the small gaol at Wetherby Town Hall.

#OTD 26 JUNE 1889, 41 & 39 Friar lane went up for sale. Both houses were owned by the late Richard Ward Warren, a Gentleman, & #Freeman of the town of #Leicester. Richard was born in 1799 # died in 1865. He is buried in Welford Road Cemetery. Both houses still stand today.

Free entry..at 3pm in the #Rutlandmuseum I will be doing a talk on #PeppermintBilly... the last man publicly hanged in #Leicestershire. Peppermint-Billy - William Brown, transported to #VanDiemenLand in 1843, returned in 1856 & executed 8 wks later. lahs.org.uk/events/lahs-hi…

#OTD 28 June 1849, James Page, hoiser & town councillor aged 51 was the first burial in Welford Road Cemetery #Leicester. He was followed three months later by his 7 month old daughter Pricilla, who became the sixteenth burial.