The Fenwick store in Leicester is in a most interesting confection of a building on the corner of Belvoir Street and Market Street.
It was originally built as Joseph Johnson’s department store, and the shop girls had rooms in the top storey.
Most of the store was built in 1880, but the most notable feature, the corner where there is a heavy wooden overhang, dates from 1884.
The architect was Isaac Barradale, a notable architect of Victorian Leicester. It was Barradale to whom Ernest Gimson, nationally-known architect and furniture maker, was articled.
The building on the other corner of Belvoir Street and Market Street was also designed by Barradale. It was built as a hotel.
Opening time:
Monday 9.00am – 5.30pm
Tuesday 9.00am – 5.30pm
Wednesday 9.00am – 7.00pm
Thursday 9.00am – 5.30pm
Friday 9.00am – 5.30pm
Saturday 9.00am – 6.00pm
Sunday Closed
Address:
Market Street
Leicester LE1 6DE
Market Street
Leicester LE1 6DE
TEL: 0116 255 3322
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