Events for 10 August 2026

Leicestershire’s character is shaped by its people, its places and the stories woven between them. You are invited to celebrate local landmarks, forgotten tales and honour the every day at this free exhibition at CAN HQ! Running from the 5th to the 23rd of August, join us from 6pm to 8pm on the 5th for a free opening evening, or pop in any time!

Visit any settlement in the land and there will be ancient buildings hidden in plain sight. Behind a Victorian façade is a Tudor house. Underneath a Georgian frontage is a mediaeval cottage. What is now a modern farm may once have been a castle. We know relatively little about the ancient buildings that surround us, yet buildings archaeology can offer us so many clues for discovering the secrets of hidden historic houses. This talk, based on the book of the same name, will look at the ways in which ancient buildings have been studied and conserved, the puzzling ways that some [...]