Sporting Life
Leicestershire
has been home to a vibrant sporting life for many years. Long-standing traditions and customs live on
in our rural villages, country pursuits have made parts of our county both rich and famous. The people
of Leicestershire today still enjoy the success of the county’s many sports clubs, both elite and community-based.
The
objects here represent some of Leicestershire’s successful, quirky and controversial sporting traditions.
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Bromakin Aero Racer
Sports Wheelchair Made in Loughborough...! |
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First
FA Cup Final for LCFC
First Cup Final for Leicester City Football Club... |
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Hallaton's Bottle Kicking 'Bottles' Villagers scramble for hare pie and ale... |
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Hinckley's Tin Hat Tinhatters revealed...! |
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The
Lubenham Stable Door
Is this the horse shoe of a Grand National Winner...? |
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Sketch for 'The Quorn at Quenby'
A sketch by Leicestershire's famous animal painter... |
Page Last Updated: 29 June 2011
