IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Swithland Avenue, LEICESTER, LE4 5BP
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Swithland Avenue, LE4 5BP by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Notes
- Clicking on the map will re-center to the selected point.
- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (139 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image
Details
Distance
2
Corner shop, Abbey Park Road. Leicester
Image: © Jonathan Thacker
Taken: 2 Mar 2023
0.08 miles
4
Abbey Park Road looking westwards after River Soar bridge
Image: © Robert Eva
Taken: 14 Jun 2018
0.09 miles
5
Exit from Abbey grounds. Leicester
The gateway and walls are part of Abbot Penny's wall of about 1500 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1361406?section=official-list-entry
Image: © Jonathan Thacker
Taken: 2 Mar 2023
0.09 miles
6
National Space Centre, Leicester.
A show piece science centre with a real space rocket. The building looks like an inflated balloon! More info at http://www.nssc.co.uk/ and http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/virtual_tours/space_centre/index.shtml
Image: © Kate Jewell
Taken: 25 Oct 2005
0.10 miles
7
The Remains of Cavendish House
From Leicester City Council Website:http://www.leicester.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/parks-and-open-spaces/our-parks/abbey-park/abbey-park-history
The Abbey was founded in 1143 by Robert le Bossu, the Earl of Leicester and was closed by King Henry VIII in 1538. The Marquis of Northampton built a mansion on the site out of the old material from the Abbey. In 1613, William Cavendish, the first Earl of Devonshire, acquired the property and it became known as Cavendish House. The house was used by Charles I after the siege of Leicester in 1645 and after he left, his soldiers set fire to it leaving the house gutted. The charred stone window frame is still visible today.
Image: © Ashley Dace
Taken: 20 Nov 2010
0.11 miles
8
Constructing houses at the Abbey Meadows
The Abbey Meadows or Wolsey Island was the site of the former Wolsey Factory, the site lay derelict for many years.
Image, same view taken three months earlier.
Image: © Mat Fascione
Taken: 21 Nov 2017
0.12 miles
