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    The Rev. Richard Stephens B.A, M.A, B.D 1785 – 1871, vicar of St. Peter’s from 1824 until 1871

    Richard Stephens was born on the 12th March and baptised on the 3rd July 1785 at St. Martin’s, Leicester. He was the son of…
    • People of Belgrave, St. Peter's incumbents

    Captian Prescott William Stephens RN

    Prescott William Stephens, the son of the Rev. Richard Stephens ( vicar of St. Peters 1824 – 1871) and his French wife, Emilie Anne,…
    • People of Belgrave

    Famous Belgrave People

    Jennie Fletcher (19 March 1890 – 17 January 1968), British competitive swimmer Later known by her married name Jennie Hyslop, Jennie was a British…
    • People of Belgrave
    Hilda in early 1993

    Hilda Annie Mitchell  1917-1993

    Many older Belgrave people will remember Hilda. She had a life-long physical disability and travelled all over the parish in a so called, ‘invalid…
    • People of Belgrave

    Louis Coleman – Ginger Beer maker

    Louis Coleman was born in Leicester in 1864. The 1881 census lists him, aged 17, as an employee in a Ginger Beer Manufactory. The…
    • People of Belgrave

    19th century Belgrave people

    Photographs of  some of the residents of “the affluent borough” as Belgrave became known in the 17th and 18th century….
    • Old Belgrave, People of Belgrave

    A selection of people’s memories of Belgrave

    A selection of people’s memories of Belgrave: Richard Hallam (featured on the Trust’s pop-up banner). “I remember Richard Hallam as my Sunday School teacher…
    • People of Belgrave, Personal memories

    John Ellis

    Oil painting of John Ellis (1789-1862), Quaker and liberal reformer. John Ellis was chairman of the Leicester & Swannington Railway and Midland Railway, and…
    • People of Belgrave

    A H Findley – Artist

    Albert Henry Findley was born in Leicester on 7th March 1880. He was the eldest son of Richard Findley, a chairmaker for churches, businesses…
    • People of Belgrave

    Old Belgrave 1

    • Old Belgrave, People of Belgrave

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