The panels chart the city's development from Roman times and feature famous figures such as Joseph Merrick.
An outdoor heritage trail in Leicester has reached a milestone, the city council said, with 300 information panels installed on the city streets.
The scheme began in 2014 and led to research into hundreds of stories about the city which were then written up.City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said: "Our heritage panels take people on a journey through 2,000 years of local history."a panel commemorating the birthplace of Joseph Carey MerrickMr Merrick, who was known as the Elephant Man, grew up in Leicester and toured the East Midlands as a travelling exhibit before moving to London.
Sir Peter added: "When I proposed that we celebrated Leicester's long history with a series of heritage panels, I hoped they'd provide a useful introduction to the city's history for Leicester's growing number of visitors, while also showing those who live here how much we've got to be proud of. "Our heritage panels... highlight the men and women who influenced life in Leicester and beyond, such as the travel pioneer Thomas Cook and the suffragette Alice Hawkins, show how new communities brought a new dimension to life in the city, and tell the stories behind the historic buildings that line our streets.
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