Leicester Cathedral laid in a brick-lined vault below the floor, and below the plinth and tombstone. Leicester Cathedral The Cathedral Church of St Martin, Leicester, usually known as Leicester Cathedral, is a Church of England cathedral in the English city of Leicester and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. The church was elevated to a collegiate church in 1922 and made a cathedral in 1927 following the establishment of a new Diocese of Leicester in 1926. The remains of Richard III were buried in the cathedral in 2015 after being discovered nearby. A church dedicated to St Martin has been on
Methodist Churches in Leicester 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 the City: 150th anniversary of Bishop Street Methodist Chapel 1815-1965, Barry J Biggs, 1965 Souvenir of the Centenary of Primitive Methodism in Leicester, John Whittle and William S Leach, 1918 Methodism in Leicester 1851-1944: The Bishop