Arthur Wakerley

[3] His year of office was marred by two local disasters – the railway accident at Wellingborough and the Whitwick Colliery explosion that claimed 35 lives.

He stood unsuccessfully as a Liberal Party parliamentary candidate for the Melton Division in 1895 and 1900.

[4][5] Outside work and politics Arthur Wakerley was an enthusiastic Wesleyan lay preacher and ardent temperance worker as well as being interested in archaeology and poetry.

The listed post-war houses are four example pairs of the design of council house Wakerley produced in the 1920s, selected because they remain closest to the original design and have their original sash windows.

As well as Leicester, the design was widely adopted in Glasgow, Belfast and Welwyn Garden City.