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16. Leicester (10) The 'centre'! A sporting sculpture and Leicester Market

The Clock Tower in the centre of Leicester.

The Clock Tower and the 'sporting' sculpture' in the centre of Leicester.

The Clock Tower and the 'sporting' sculpture' in the centre of Leicester.

A sporting sculpture themed on football, rugby and cricket near the Victorian Clock Tower of 1868 in the centre of Leicester

A sporting sculpture themed on football, rugby and cricket near the Victorian Clock Tower of 1868 in the centre of Leicester. Most shoppers passing by don't seem to notice it! The principal 'local' teams are Leicester City Football Club, Leicester County Cricket Club and Leicester Tigers Rugby Union Club.

 

the entrance to the famous Leicester Market and alongside it is the Corn Exchange (in the background)

Just up from the Clock Tower and Sculpture is the entrance to the famous Leicester Market and alongside it is the Corn Exchange (in the background).

 

There are wonderful vegetables on display in the very colourful Leicester Market.

There are wonderful vegetables on display in the very colourful Leicester Market. Despite the might shopping centre developments underway (2007) long live the market for good old fashioned consumers!

There are wonderful vegetables on display in the very colourful Leicester Market.

 

The Corn Exchange building is a highly individual building, was the creation in 1850 of W. F. Ordish a gifted local architect who also designed the Clock Tower built in 1868.  The Corn Exchange building is a highly individual building, was the creation in 1850 of W. F. Ordish a gifted local architect who also designed the Clock Tower built in 1868.

The Corn Exchange building a highly individual building architecturally, was the creation in 1850 of W. F. Ordish a gifted local architect who also designed the Clock Tower built in 1868.

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