Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society

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About the Lit&Phil

The “Lit & Phil” organises an annual series of lectures and discussions for the advancement of education in Literature, Science and Art - this season they will be held at Hansom Hall in Leicester. The Society publishes reports, papers and proceedings and supports the Leicester Museum and Art Gallery. There are also Natural History and Geology Sections, which organise further events.

The 'Lit&Phil' was founded in 1835.
Lectures, held on Mondays are in Hansom Hall, Leicester Adult Education College, LE1 6QL, and are also streamed on Zoom.
The Natural History and Geology Sections provide more specialist events
The Society publishes transactions every year.
Why not join us?

The Geology section of the Lit&Phil has a separate website.  This can be found at: www.charnia.org.uk

Forthcoming Events

Forthcoming Lit&Phil lectures

Our lectures take place in Hansom Hall in the Leicester Adult Education College, 50-54 Belvoir St., Leicester, LE1 6QL. All lectures are also streamed using Zoom. Recordings of many lectures are made available to members for a limited period.

Visitors are welcome to join many of the events either in person or on Zoom.

Our full programme for the 2025 - 2026 season will be published during the summer.   Our next few events are shown below.

Forthcoming Natural History Section events include:


2024/54 President Nigel Siesage (centre), with the Lord Mayor of Leicester,Councillor Bhupen Dave and the Lady Mayoress, his wife, Usha

Welcome to the Leicester Lit&Phil

The Lit and Phil was founded in 1835 to provide opportunities for local people to hear lectures from speakers who are experts in their fields. The Society was influential in establishing the Leicester Museum & Art Gallery in 1849, the City Library in the 1860s and University of Leicester in 1920. Our lectures cover a broad range of topics in the arts, literature, natural history, philosophy and the sciences.

Members can listen, reflect, ask questions and chat informally with the speaker and other members of the audience over refreshments. We hope you'd like to join us.

Nigel Siesage, President

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