This was taken about 08.45 this morning it was still the same at 18.00 wonderful impression for visitors arriving at the station it sums up what a dirty filthy dump England is, the stuff on the pavement has been left by a beggar ( plenty of them ) not so much chewing gum as in the city centre, the cans and take away rubbish is everywhere
The statue in the background is Thomas Cook his first ever excursion was from Leicester to a Temperance meeting at Loughborough (about 10 miles the train consisted of open carriages)
I wonder what he would think of modern England