Leicester City, King Richard III and A Profusion of Smells
This Week I'm in Leicester Photo by Jennifer Pittam So my work as a Clerk of the Court takes me north to Leicester, slap bang in the middle of England. I check in at a little hotel, former home of artist and architect Ernest Gimson. Immediately, I fall in love with its art deco touches and 1920s oil paintings. The Belmont Hotel When I've dumped my bags, I'm out exploring. Writers love to explore - I think we're born inquisitive or as they say in Leicester, born nosey-parkers. Presently the colour blue features everywhere you look - blue blue flags, blue scarves and hats; even the cathedral is lit up in blue. That's because, on Sunday 1 May, this little city's football team Leicester City will play the mighty Manchester United for the Premier League cup. Only a few months ago, the bookmakers were offering shorter odds on Elvis Presley turning up alive. Even the Cathedral's Blue Leicester has history, too; stone-built and elegant, and lot...