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1511 |
Wyggeston's Chantry House is built. |
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The Greyfriars Monastery near St Martins is dissolved by Henry VIII. |
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| 1525 | Lady Jane Grey born in October at Bradgate Park, and christened at Newtown Linford Parish Church |
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| 1554 | Lady Jane Grey Beheaded. |
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The Leicester Corporation, who have been meeting in the Guild Hall for some years, buy the property. |
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The Conduit is built in Leicester. |
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| 1632 | The town library moves from St Martins Church into the East wing of the Guildhall. |
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| 1638 | The fire place in the Lord Mayors Parlour at the Guild Hall is installed. |
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| 1645 | Royalists hold the Parliamentarian city of Leicester under siege in English Civil War. |
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| 1683 | Alderman Gabriel Newton is born. |
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1695 |
The front part of the Castle Hall is built. |
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1715 |
Belgrave Hall is completed. |
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| 1771 | Leicester Infirmary (now Royal) opened. |
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1775 |
Braunstone Hall is built. |
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| 1778 | First section of canal in Leicestershire opens. The river soar was canalised between the Trent and Loughborough. |
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1785 |
The first part of New Walk is built.. |
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| 1790 | Leicestershire architect Henry Goddard born. |
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As we now have more dates, we have split this section into two parts. This part goes from 1501 to 1800. The second page goes from 1801 to the present day.