Natalie's Queens Road & Leicester walk

A second guest blog post from Paula:

Natalie kindly led a walk on Sunday the 9th of December from Queens Road. As it was the Christmas party the night before, Natalie organised brunch at Dos Hermanos which was a great idea. It wasn't surprising that there was a modest number of people for the walk as a few people were at home nursing their hangovers! 

We started off from Queens Road then went to New Walk.

New Walk - The Victorian Promenade.

I never knew this but after googling New Walk to help me write this blog there are plans to extend it. See website: http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Plan-extend-New-Walk-heart-Leicester-way-soon/story-17539916-detail/story.html

We then went on to the city centre passing De Montfort Hall, the railway station and up London Road.

De Montfort Hall

Top Hat terrace on London Road

For those that are not aware of the above building it is located on London Road just before Pizza Hut Delivery and the Lansdowne. Each of the sixteen carved heads on the building represent Tanky Smith in one of his many disguises. Now you are asking who is Tanky Smith. Well he was Leicester's first private detective and was a master of disguise!  He made his reputation when hired by the Winstanleys of Braunstone to look for James Beaumont Winstanley who went missing while on a European tour. Tanky traced him to Koblenz, where his body was found floating in the River Moselle.

We also passed Allandale Road & Francis Street where a Christmas fair was taking place. One member enjoyed some Mulled Wine! We noticed a stall selling Penguin pie - one member (mentioning no names) thought that it was made from real Penguins but I found out that it was a fish pie! 

Anyone for a Christmas Penguin Pie?!

 Thanks to Natalie for an interesting walk that involved no mud!