The 18th U.S. President pays Leicester a visit

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On the 31st May 1877 at just after 5pm a steam train pulled in at Leicester’s old railway station on Campbell Street. It was on its way to Manchester, but this was no ordinary trip. Alighting onto the platform was none other than the 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant. Journalist: Ben Jackson Contributor: Historian Jo Mungovin Producer: Andrew Fewster Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto