Thomas Cook in Paris for the Exhibition. During the 1860s he took parties to Switzerland, Italy, Egypt and the United States. The Thomas Cook statue outside Leicester Railway Station, London Road, Leicester (pictured above) was unveiled on 14 January 1994 by his great-great-grandson Thomas Cook. It was sculpted by James Walter Butler RA. In 1872, he formed a partnership with his son, John Mason Cook, and renamed the travel agency as "Thomas Cook & Son". They acquired business premises on Fleet Street, London. The office also contained a shop which sold essential travel accessories, including guide books, luggage, telescopes and footwear. Thomas
Leicester railway station passengers to make the line profitable. Leicester railway station Leicester railway station (formerly Leicester London Road) serves the city of Leicester in Leicestershire, England. It was originally opened in 1840 by the Midland Counties Railway, and rebuilt in 1894 and 1978. Today it is operated by East Midlands Trains. It is on the Midland Main Line, which runs from London St Pancras to Sheffield and Nottingham. It is north of London St Pancras. The first station on the site opened on 5 May 1840. It was originally known simply as "Leicester", becoming "Leicester Campbell Street" on 1 June 1867, and