Redcross Street Substation

Redcross Street Substation is an electrical substation in Leicester, England. Redcross Street Substation is situated nearby to the convention center St Martins House, as well as near Jubilee Square.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Cathedral and Greyfriars.

Leicester Cathedral

Church

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The Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, Leicester, also known as Leicester Cathedral, is a Church of England cathedral in Leicester, England, and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. Leicester Cathedral is situated 460 feet northeast of Redcross Street Substation.

Greyfriars

Archaeological site

Greyfriars, Leicester, was a friary of the Order of Friars Minor, commonly known as the Franciscans, established on the west side of Leicester by 1250, and dissolved in 1538. Greyfriars is situated 490 feet east of Redcross Street Substation.

Newarke Houses Museum

Museum

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The Newarke Houses Museum is a public museum in Leicester, England. It incorporates the museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, and has a range of exhibits illustrating post-medieval and contemporary Leicester. Newarke Houses Museum is situated 790 feet south of Redcross Street Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bede Island and Newfoundpool.

Bede Island

Suburb

Bede Island is an area of Leicester, England close to the city centre, with the River Soar to the west and Grand Union Canal to the east. For many years Bede Island South was a run down area of brownfield land home to Vic Berry's locomotive scrapyard but in the 1990s urban regeneration sought to improve housing, employment opportunities and the environment in the area.

Newfoundpool

Suburb

Newfoundpool is an area of Leicester lying south of the former Leicester and Swannington Railway. The land was purchased by market gardener Isaac Harrison in around 1830.