The Seventh Day Adventist Church, Leicester

One of the most beautiful and graceful Gothic churches in Leicester is the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. The high spire, granite porches and stone decorations make the building especially impressive. The church opened in 1876 as the Victoria Road Baptist Church. It later became a Seventh Day Adventist church and today serves as a prominent landmark in Leicester's Southfields District.

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Sight Name: The Seventh Day Adventist Church
Sight Location: Leicester, England (See walking tours in Leicester)
Sight Type: Religious

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