New Street was laid out during the 18th
century and contains the prime Georgian townscape in Leicester. By 1835 it had become the location of
Leicester’s legal profession and grade II listed Nr 2 remains so today. It was built on land which was part of the
old Greyfriars Monastery.
A short walk from here towards the
Cathedral is the King Richard III visitor centre, located right next to the
spot where his remains were found under a car park in 2012.
We were commissioned as part of a
wider regeneration scheme of the area to de-clutter, restore and re-decorate
the frontage of Nr 2 on the corner of New Street and Friar Lane.
Initially, we undertook timber repairs
to the entrance canopy, followed by removal of redundant fixtures and
re-decoration of the lead clad stone window cills and plinth. We were then asked to re-decorate the canopy
and road signs, which required careful stripping back of the many layers of
paint.
It is a privilege to have played our small
part in the conservation of this historic part of Leicester.
