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Hansom Hall (Pork Pie Chapel), Belvoir St
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Hansom Hall (Pork Pie Chapel), Belvoir St
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ABBEY - CASTLE STREET (CDV)
Strongroom Stack 24
Bishop Street
White art-deco municipal buildings at corner of Wellington and Belvoir Streets Leicester
1/4 Glass plate negative
15/10/1946
GP3039
Negatives Collection, Leicestershire Record Office
Hansom Hall was named after its builder, Joseph Aloysius Hansom, who designed it as a baptist chapel. It is nicknamed 'Pork Pie Chapel' by locals due to its iconic shape. The building is now part of the Adult Education Centre, and used for entertainment events
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GP3039
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2013-05-21 13:00:13