Park Life – The Hidden Heritage in Leicester’s Green Spaces by Mathew Morris

Schedule

Tue Sep 15 2026 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Leicester Guildhall | Leicester, EN

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Leicester is home to more than 190 parks, community gardens, local nature reserves and green open spaces, but beneath their lawns and trees lies a remarkable hidden past.
Join archaeologist Mathew Morris to explore the unseen heritage of the city’s green spaces.
From Bronze Age bog bodies and Anglo-Saxon burials to a lost medieval abbey, Georgian county parks and forgotten air‑raid shelters, these everyday places conceal some of the city’s most fascinating archaeology, protected for centuries from urban development.
Tickets: £6.00
Pre-book: https://www.leicestermuseums.org/whats-on/?museum=Leicester+Guildhall
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