House & Garden Loves Leicestershire!
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When considering the geographical history of craft and design in the UK, for most people Leicestershire is probably not at the top of the list of places that come to mind. While Staffordshire is synonymous with pottery, Sheffield is known for its steel products, Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter is world-renowned and Nottingham is famed for its historic lace industry, the East Midlands city of Leicester often falls under the radar when it comes to its own legacy of manufacture. These days, its more likely to be linked to football, cheese and crisps than it is to great design. However, dig a little deeper and it runs deep in the veins of this city, from high street biggies like Dunelm, which started as a stall in Leicester Market in 1979, and Next, whose headquarters are in Leicester, or indeed the city's history of hosiery, textiles and shoemaking, dating from the years of the Industrial Revolution.