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Susannah Watts produced the first guidebook to Leicester in 1804, though this had to be published anonymously as it was not the done thing for a woman to write at the time. She also collaborated with Elizabeth Heyrick to lead a local campaign against slavery which included organising a successful sugar boycott in the town.

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Susanna’s Footsteps
1.From the clock tower cast an eye
As for a moment time stands still,
Behold McDonalds and Sports Direct
Round that place they called Coal Hill.

2.Down Belgrave Gate I passed Betfred,
Past the Poundland made my way,
To where the barges brought their loads
Iron and coal and stone and slate

When I think of all those changes,
Passing through those tunnels of time,
Focus on the span of history
That the mirror shows behind,
Walking in Susanna’s footsteps
Seeing through Susanna’s eyes,

3. All along the sacred way,
Where the parade at Whitsuntide,
Bears the marks of desolation.
Stain the pages of our guide

4. In Parchment Lane stands Burger King
To High Street where once towered the Lord’s Place,
Opposite the cafe Nero,
Vanished now without a trace.

When I think of all those changes,
Passing through those tunnels of time,
Focus on the span of history
That the mirror shows behind,
Walking in Susanna’s footsteps
Seeing through Susanna’s eyes,

5.I gaze at the wondrous Travelodge.
Where once was sat the Blue Boar Inn
Whose walls took with them many a tale,
That it closely held within

6.All Saint’s now lies dwarfed and hidden
In huge monstrosity lies drowned,
Applegate leads to the Holiday Inn
Upon the heart of the Roman town.

When I think of all those changes,
Passing through those tunnels of time,
Focus on the span of history
That the mirror shows behind,
Walking in Susanna’s footsteps
Seeing through Susanna’s eyes,

7.Susanna took the guise of man
And by her pen she earned her wage,
But forthright said she that henceforth
No human being should be a slave

8.Sounded out the blast of freedom.
An example to all men,
Said there should be no hesitation
As she unsheathed her mighty pen

When I think of all those changes,
Passing through those tunnels of time,
Focus on the span of history
That the mirror shows behind,
Walking in Susanna’s footsteps
Seeing through Susanna’s eyes,

credits

from Legends of Leicester & Leicestershire Vol. III, released December 22, 2022
Written and sung by Dave Taylor who also does harmonies, banjo, guita, accordion, shaky egg.

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I am a singer/songwriter (of considerable repute), a poet and an artist and I’ve been around for centuries. I write great songs and you’ll find they span a variety of styles and cover a very wide range of topics. My poems (like my songs) are designed to inform and challenge and to make you laugh and cry. ... more

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