Hosiery was Leicester's principal industry in the 18th and 19th centuries, and, with many changes, survived into modern times.
Wednesday 2 April 2014
0204 The Leicester Seamstress
This is a detail of the Leicester Seamstress statue in Hotel Street, created by James Walter Butler RA. The statue is of an 18th-century seamstress sewing the seam of a stocking. The statue was unveiled in 1990.
Hosiery was Leicester's principal industry in the 18th and 19th centuries, and, with many changes, survived into modern times.
Hosiery was Leicester's principal industry in the 18th and 19th centuries, and, with many changes, survived into modern times.
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