Leicester Road, Loughborough, Leics.

Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 29 Sep 2016

A view of The Royal Oak public house and row of shops, situated on one side the busy A6 road. It was taken from near a row of parking bays opposite that serve Southfields Park. Leicester Road was developed in the Georgian and early Victorian period as the town began to grow and it is still characterised by rows of three storey town houses. In the 1930s Leicester Road was classified as part of a section of a trunk road linking London and Inverness.Today it is still heavily used by local traffic and heavy goods vehicles despite the fact that the M1 has been the main traffic route through the county for several decades. The Royal Oak, an early 20th century pub with its sash windows intact, seems well maintained. The sweep of the road and the nature and character of the trees and buildings bordering the road have changed little over the years and because of this it has been included within the town’s conservation area.

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