Leicester - LE1
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Leicester - LE1
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 31 Mar 2012
H.M.P. Leicester is situated in Welford Road in the Southfields area of the city immediately north of Nelson Mandela Park (that was known as Welford Road Recreation Ground until 1991). A Mandela quotation in the park reads: "There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere". The prison was designed by William Parsons to resemble a castle and was opened in 1828. The gatehouse, including the adjoining buildings to north and south and the perimeter wall are Grade II listed structures.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.627252
Longitude
-1.132598