Autumn Equinox 2015

Followed a leyline through Leicester. It starts at St John's Tower in Bradgate Park which we have visited quite a few times previously.

We visited a few places of interest in Leicester. Pingle Street in the local dialect means 'old track', at right angles to this is New Pingle Street ('new' because of the development around even though this was probably older than Pingle Street itself. The ley I picked up runs along New Pingle Street, 23 paces wide as usual.
Then to Frog Island, between the river and canal, not quite an Island.

Another place we went to was Cank Street where an ancient well was long ago, but now not visible. Tried to find it using my rods, a suspect was a drain in front of a shop, now in the hands of the water company.



Leicester was supposedly founded by King Lear, son of the magical monarch Bladud. When the Romans came to the city's site they found a Belgic settlement already established. They considered what is now called High Cross in Leicester to be the centre of England! In medieval times a pageant called ' The Riding of the George' used to take place in the streets of Leicester, with a parade of effigies depicting St. George and the Dragon.

The ley runs through All Saints Church. We walked around the church looking for clues, then a 'keeper' of the church approached us. He took us inside and showed us around, fantastic and very charasmatic. It is one of those churches not now used for worship and was nice to see in its raw state! Yet quite sad to see things stuffed in draws and general maintenance obviously not a priority.
The 'keeper' gave us plenty of history that was both interesting and fascinating.