Finnegan Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 This is completely true. The only times you don't see it is if there's a motorway that goes pretty much into the centre, like in Birmingham. Narborough Road is probably nicer than the approach roads into a lot of comparable British cities Pretty much every away day I've been to this year had a Narborough Road between the motorway and the ground tbh. I've taken to spotting them.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 Pretty much every away day I've been to this year had a Narborough Road between the motorway and the ground tbh. I've taken to spotting them. Away days.... I remember them
SystonFox Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 *insert generic shithole comment here* I don't see the problem with it. It is what it is. A long road full of various takeaways, bookies and ethnic diversity. As said you will find this in most big cities. Nobody wants it to be soho or Camden do they? Rothley is well wicked though, just behind Syston in terms of class IMO
kingcarr21 Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 I'm from Glenfield. New Parks is beautiful thought compared to Narborough Rd. Don't associate yourself with us. You're a new parky just accept it
Górnik Leicester Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 Since when has Częstochowa been south of Kraków?
RonnieTodger Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 I've lived in Rothley and I've lived on Narborough Road. Can't say my quality of life was much worse in the latter. I've also lived in Wood Green, North London. Now THAT was a shithole. I got off the tube there to go to Ally Pally and a huge brawl broke out in front of my eyes within 5 seconds of leaving the station.
Finnegan Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 I got off the tube there to go to Ally Pally and a huge brawl broke out in front of my eyes within 5 seconds of leaving the station. Hahahahaha standard. I've seen more violence there than anywhere else in my life. Amazing. Can literally find a fight in a pub every weekend.
Webbo Posted 5 February 2016 Posted 5 February 2016 A follow up article from the Mail with some photos of how the area used to be. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3432300/How-things-used-Evocative-pictures-street-named-diverse-Britain-looked-years-ago.html
Guest MattP Posted 5 February 2016 Posted 5 February 2016 Looks lovely in those old black and white photos.
lavrentis Posted 5 February 2016 Posted 5 February 2016 Zarcone isn't a good chippy, let's be honest. They are nice though
Bellend Sebastian Posted 5 February 2016 Posted 5 February 2016 A follow up article from the Mail with some photos of how the area used to be. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3432300/How-things-used-Evocative-pictures-street-named-diverse-Britain-looked-years-ago.html Isn't that first photo looking down Braunstone Gate? If so, good to see that cars parking illegally outside the barbers is a tradition going back at least 70 years. Brings a tear to the eye, doesn't it?
GaelicFox Posted 5 February 2016 Posted 5 February 2016 95-2005 was a golden period for the area young professionals and students mixed well to accommodate a great little night time scene Then the immigration from Eastern Europe and beyond happened and the area is now a stinking mess with the shop fronts all over the place and no planning laws being observed it's ruined , I wouldn't park my car there now to be honest and back in the day it was my regular Saturday night out ! Sink hole now to be honest !
GaelicFox Posted 5 February 2016 Posted 5 February 2016 Go and have a drink in the oasis and ask some of the regulars what they think of narborough road Was great place for a period Shite hole is being polite now to be honest ! Wouldn't slaughter a pig there now !
Finnaldo Posted 5 February 2016 Posted 5 February 2016 Looks lovely in those old black and white photos. It's unbelievable how the council fvcked us in the 60s, it's a shame they didn't put the Nuremburg Trials on hold for 25 years because half of them would of been on it!
Bellend Sebastian Posted 5 February 2016 Posted 5 February 2016 95-2005 was a golden period for the area young professionals and students mixed well to accommodate a great little night time scene Then the immigration from Eastern Europe and beyond happened and the area is now a stinking mess with the shop fronts all over the place and no planning laws being observed it's ruined , I wouldn't park my car there now to be honest and back in the day it was my regular Saturday night out ! Sink hole now to be honest ! When I moved in to the West End in 2000 there were drug houses on my road, coppers being called to domestics, burglaries galore and a few kickings being dished out of an evening, so I don't really share this view that it was all brilliant and then went to shit. I'd agree there was a period when it was on the up, that coincided with all the bars opening along Braunstone Gate (as well as me moving in, but I don't think I can really take the credit). I think there are a lot of reasons why this didn't last, but the overarching thing, and for once I can speak from experience here, was that over time it became a gradually less attractive place to live in on a permanent basis. The property boom certainly didn't help this - whereas you used to get a lot of first time buyers moving in, suddenly practically every property is being snapped up by landlords, and although I've got nothing whatsoever against people who rent their homes, you cannot really deny that having a more transitory population when people are moving house more often doesn't do a great deal for community cohesion. It's also pretty shitty (and I know people who've been in this situation) to have the same next door neighbour for years, and then have the next door property bought by a clueless speculator who moves in groups of progressively baser halfwits every six months. Add to this waking up one day and finding that the surrounding streets have been transformed into the city's free car park overnight due to new parking restrictions in the city centre, far fewer students (who actually make pretty good neighbours in my experience) all moving into purpose built accommodation and a feeling that some of the local businesses are becoming less and less interested in serving the needs of the locals and are trying to draw in custom from outside, you start to think you'd be better off elsewhere. So we all sell our houses (again to landlords for the most part), either move to Western Park or into the County and the identity the area had gets diluted that bit more. I think the influx of immigrants is more a by-product of the situation rather than the reason why things have changed. They want rental property, and there's a ton of it in the West End so that's where they end up. If anything, I think they get it right generally as the businesses they open, as far as I can tell, seem to be aimed at the people that actually live there now. Anyway I got a good price for my house when I sold it AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS
GaelicFox Posted 5 February 2016 Posted 5 February 2016 When I moved in to the West End in 2000 there were drug houses on my road, coppers being called to domestics, burglaries galore and a few kickings being dished out of an evening, so I don't really share this view that it was all brilliant and then went to shit. I'd agree there was a period when it was on the up, that coincided with all the bars opening along Braunstone Gate (as well as me moving in, but I don't think I can really take the credit). I think there are a lot of reasons why this didn't last, but the overarching thing, and for once I can speak from experience here, was that over time it became a gradually less attractive place to live in on a permanent basis. The property boom certainly didn't help this - whereas you used to get a lot of first time buyers moving in, suddenly practically every property is being snapped up by landlords, and although I've got nothing whatsoever against people who rent their homes, you cannot really deny that having a more transitory population when people are moving house more often doesn't do a great deal for community cohesion. It's also pretty shitty (and I know people who've been in this situation) to have the same next door neighbour for years, and then have the next door property bought by a clueless speculator who moves in groups of progressively baser halfwits every six months. Add to this waking up one day and finding that the surrounding streets have been transformed into the city's free car park overnight due to new parking restrictions in the city centre, far fewer students (who actually make pretty good neighbours in my experience) all moving into purpose built accommodation and a feeling that some of the local businesses are becoming less and less interested in serving the needs of the locals and are trying to draw in custom from outside, you start to think you'd be better off elsewhere. So we all sell our houses (again to landlords for the most part), either move to Western Park or into the County and the identity the area had gets diluted that bit more. I think the influx of immigrants is more a by-product of the situation rather than the reason why things have changed. They want rental property, and there's a ton of it in the West End so that's where they end up. If anything, I think they get it right generally as the businesses they open, as far as I can tell, seem to be aimed at the people that actually live there now. Anyway I got a good price for my house when I sold it AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS I think it depend on where you lived I was more up Danvers road way and had two houses up there and lived there 98-2004 and never ever saw anything like that and went out on harborough road 4 nights a week never saw much trouble Coke became a big issues Hogans and Murphy/pie were serious Coke dens and that was messy for a while But the influx of immigrants to the rental properties ruined the place ! I bought two houses for 52k in total needing work I managed to get out at £110-120 each so it was good to me But I wouldn't even park and walk to a game there now
Bellend Sebastian Posted 5 February 2016 Posted 5 February 2016 I think it depend on where you lived I was more up Danvers road way and had two houses up there and lived there 98-2004 and never ever saw anything like that and went out on harborough road 4 nights a week never saw much trouble Coke became a big issues Hogans and Murphy/pie were serious Coke dens and that was messy for a while But the influx of immigrants to the rental properties ruined the place ! I bought two houses for 52k in total needing work I managed to get out at £110-120 each so it was good to me But I wouldn't even park and walk to a game there now My mate lived on Danvers for a few years until just a couple of months ago. Again, he ended up sandwiched between two rental properties - one with Poles in, who were lively and a bit noisy and the other with some sort of deranged wife beater type who was always having Social Services round. That's the problem with terraced houses (or indeed any high density housing) - you get a crap neighbour and your world can fall in
Jon the Hat Posted 5 February 2016 Posted 5 February 2016 My 4th year student house makes it into the photo, Fosse Road South. Was fun round there in 98/99. I remember nine bar when it was new and that is still there I think. A follow up article from the Mail with some photos of how the area used to be. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3432300/How-things-used-Evocative-pictures-street-named-diverse-Britain-looked-years-ago.html
Wymsey Posted 5 February 2016 Posted 5 February 2016 Another one is the East Park Road area of Leicester. Seemed as if I was only white one there; but the public in general were friendly and helpful giving me directions.
Wymsey Posted 5 February 2016 Posted 5 February 2016 I'm from Glenfield. New Parks is beautiful thought compared to Narborough Rd. Lived there twice, decent area. Pubs there are good as well, though The Railway looks a bit rough imo.
Guest MattP Posted 5 February 2016 Posted 5 February 2016 Railway is my local, Nags is the roughest pub in Glenfield. New Years Eve was ridiculous, had about 5-6 fights before midnight.
Wymsey Posted 5 February 2016 Posted 5 February 2016 Railway is my local, Nags is the roughest pub in Glenfield. New Years Eve was ridiculous, had about 5-6 fights before midnight. Tbh I only went to The Railway once, and only judging it based on one appearance there. That appearance was quite uncomfortable as some chav asked me whether I could give them some money for cigarettes and possibly had one of the worst pints I've ever had there.
GaelicFox Posted 5 February 2016 Posted 5 February 2016 My mate lived on Danvers for a few years until just a couple of months ago. Again, he ended up sandwiched between two rental properties - one with Poles in, who were lively and a bit noisy and the other with some sort of deranged wife beater type who was always having Social Services round. That's the problem with terraced houses (or indeed any high density housing) - you get a crap neighbour and your world can fall in Think that wife beater story ended in tragedy ?
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