Anstey, Bradgate Road c.1965
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The view shows the centre of Anstey, as the road drops down from the heights of Bradgate Park, enclosed out of Charnwood Forest c1200 as a hunting park. It was the birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, the ill-fated nine- days' queen, who was executed aged 17 in the Tower of London in 1554, the innocent victim of family ambitions. Much red brick building of the 19th century intruded into the village scene as industry spread from Leicester, including the impressive backdrop of factory buildings we see here. The village does retain some vestiges of its less recent past in a small collection of timber-framed houses.
An extract from Leicestershire Villages Photographic Memories.
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