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The Guild Hall used to be the city’s Town Hall, but during the 1800s the city began to outgrow it. An old cattle market was cleared for a new ambitious new building off Horsefair Street. It was opened on the 7th August 1876. Since then, it’s seen action as Leicester Crown Court, a seat of local government, and even been the target of an unexploded bomb in World War 2. City Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby gave Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Leicester’s Ady Dayman a guided tour. Presenter: Ady Dayman Producer: Andrew Fewster Image: Leicester City Council: Story of Leicester If you want to know as soon as a new episode is available, make sure you subscribe to Secret Leicestershire on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Sounds and have push notifications turned on.
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