Leicester Cathedral older Saxon church was replaced by a Norman one. The present building dates to about that age, with the addition of a spire and various restorations throughout the years. Most of what can be seen today is a Victorian restoration by architect Raphael Brandon. The cathedral of the former Anglo-Saxon diocese of Leicester was on a different site. A cenotaph memorial stone to Richard III was until recently located in the chancel; it was replaced by the tomb of the king himself. The monarch, killed in 1485 at the Leicestershire battlefield of Bosworth Field, had been roughly interred in the
Methodist Churches in Leicester Street Circuit, C H Morris, c1980 Places of Worship in the City of Leicester, Leicester Council of Faiths, 2004 Where Leicester has Worshipped 2009 University Of Leicester Archaeology and Ancient History Interactive Geo map of sites Methodist Churches in Leicester Throughout the City's long history there have been a number of places of worship in Leicester of various denominations. As part of the documenting of these numerous denominations the following is a list of all Methodist churches, both open and closed : A Brief History of Free Churches in Leicestershire & Rutland, Rev A A Betteridge In the Heart of