A carved stone corinthian portico, believed to be from St Paul's Methodist New Connexion Church in London Road, Leicester, was reclaimed when the portico was demolished to make way for the building of Leicester's new Midland Railway Station in the 1890s. The wrought iron gates to the 1890 station were made by the Elgood brothers, whose brother-in-law, the famed artist John Fulleylove was unhappy about the destruction of old Leicester and sketched some buildings prior to their demolition.
 
The portico was relocated and rebuilt in front of the facade of a factory in North Evington. The factory was subsequently known as Corinthian Works.
 
In 2011 the Leicester Mercury quoted Ray Elgood who said, "In 1948 a selection of the sketches by the two Elgood brothers and their brother-in-law, John Fulleylove, were presented to the Leicestershire Archaeological Society by Miss Jane Elgood who read a paper giving the background to the artists, all of whom had a wide range of tastes. They collected furniture, pictures, china, bronzes and other works of art, "so that their houses became small museums - often thought very queer by more orthodox people". It seems the Elgoods inherited this habit from their mother, "who was collecting such things in their Oxford Street home long before antiques became fashionable". Miss Elgood, in her address, observes that most of the sketches were made in the 1870s and 80s, "and partly represent a protest against the vandalism of the time, which was being manifested by the destruction or despoiling of churches or other ancient buildings". The Elgoods ran an art metal firm and were responsible for many of the fine iron gates and railings seen around Leicester, some of which disappeared in the Second World War. Those that survived include the gates of London Road Station and the bandstand on Abbey Park."
 
Now, in February 2015, the Leicester Mercury writes about the fate of St Paul's portico: 'It was Arthur Wakerley's idea to save the frontage of St Paul's Church. Wakerley was one of Leicester's most talented and versatile personalities. He was the town's youngest mayor, elected to the office in 1897, aged 35. He was also a shrewd businessman and a gifted architect who was responsible for a number of the city's most appealing buildings, such as the Turkey Cafe in Granby Street and the Crystal Palace-like Coronation Buildings in High Street. He was also the main architect and founding father of the residential and industrial suburb of North Evington, where he designed many of the houses and factories along with the fire and police stations, post office and market hall. These all still remain, although none now fulfil their original function. Wakerley also happened to live just a stone's throw from St Paul's at 48 (now 58) London Road. In 1890, the young architect, who was just beginning to create his suburb, bought the colonnade to St Paul's to save it from destruction. Originally, he intended to provide the entrance to the post office in Asfordby Street, but then decided that so grand a structure might overwhelm a relatively small building, so decided to make it the imposing entrance to a local factory, which became known as the Corinthian Works and stood on the corner of Rolleston Street and Leicester Street, North Evington.'
 
The portico's fate after the Corinthian Works were demolished is unknown.