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Radio Leicester,26 Nov 2025,5 mins
Why Melton is famous for ‘Painting the Town Red’
Secret LeicestershireAvailable for over a year
The phrase 'Painting the Town Red' is said to have originated here in Leicestershire. In a story dating back to 1837, the Marquis of Waterford and a group of friends wreaked havoc through Melton Mowbray. The revellers took pots of red paint and proceeded to cover anything they could reach in red paint. 鶹 Leicester’s Ben Jackson went to find out more with historian Brian Fare. Produced by Pete Wardman. Image: A Spree at Melton Mowbray - Larking at the Grantham Toll Gate - by H Alkin If you want to know as soon as a new episode is available, make sure you subscribe to Secret Leicestershire on 鶹 Sounds and have push notifications turned on.
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