By Leicester City Council
A CAMPAIGN to raise money for essential repairs to a historic Leicester bank building has reached its target thanks to the city council’s crowd fund initiative. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) – which owns the grade II-listed former bank building in Granby Street – launched a bid through the CrowdFund Leicester scheme to raise part of the £500,000 needed to repair the structure. The landmark building dates back to 1874 and was designed by Joseph Goddard, the architect behind Leicester’s Clock Tower, Thomas Cook Building and many others. The former bank building has been on Historic England’s list of buildings at risk since 2010, but earlier this year the heritage watchdog warned that the building’s roof was at risk of collapse.