Check out these useful books about Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

LEICESTERSHIRE – PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORIES by MICHAEL KILBURN (Francis Frith Collection) Paperback edition 2000 reprint 2003

The Illustrated History of LEICESTER’ SUBURBS by CHRISTINE JORDAN (Leicester Mercury) 2003

A People’s History of LEICESTER A Pictorial History of Working Class Life and Politics by Ned Newitt 2008

Four Years Remembered Leicester During The Great War by Ben Beazley (Leicester Mercury)

THE SLUMS OF LEICESTER Edited By Jon Newitt 2009