Leicester & Leicestershire back then.

[davieG]

Horserider watches skater at Groby Pool 28 Jan 1966

 

Weak winter sunshine shimmers on the frozen Groby Pool, as two kids sledge across the ice in January 1966

 

Walked on this with a few 1000 others.

 

Derek Dougan Leicester City football player fires in a shot during training session ahead of league match against Arsenal at Highbury October 1966

 

What a player what character sodded off to Wolves though.

 

A typically modest Gordon Banks is welcomed back to Leicester in 1966 after his World Cup winning exploits

 

 

A few more pics here  -  https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/gallery/leicester-in-1966-1787854

[Buce]

 

I remember cars driving on the ice at Groby pool, Davey, though it may have been the winter of '63.

 

I also watched the 'Troc' burning down a year or two after that photo was taken.

[Sir Shep]

Ah Groby Pool, back in the days before some perv waited around in his car and it wasn’t for driving on ice. 

[davieG]

Cattle Market I979

 

Used to go there, walking form Welford Road down through the allotments down to Aylestone Road in my early teen to watch the cows being killed, they used to shoot them in the temple then stick a straw like object in to get rid of any final movement. Ugh don't think I'd like to watch that now but fascinated back then.

 

Not quite as early as when this picture was taken.

[Webbo]

I remember the cattle market from when I was at Southfields College in the early 80s. We used to pop over there at dinner times. The pub there, which I think is now the Counting House, is the only pub I've  been in that actually had sawdust on the floor.

[Voll Blau]

Good group for anyone interested in Harborough-specific memories etc.

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/342919643970/

[davieG]

Cars set on fire and shops trashed in orgy of violence on city's streets 37 years ago this month, more pictures here - https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/history/gallery/cars-set-fire-shops-trashed-1798349

 

 

[woollett the bullet]

On 16/07/2018 at 12:13, Webbo said:

I remember the cattle market from when I was at Southfields College in the early 80s. We used to pop over there at dinner times. The pub there, which I think is now the Counting House, is the only pub I've  been in that actually had sawdust on the floor.

I did day release there too . . . 

Unfortunately thats what I did , one day - I didn't realise it meant one day every week for 4 years

[Webbo]

15 minutes ago, woollett the bullet said:

I did day release there too . . . 

Unfortunately thats what I did , one day - I didn't realise it meant one day every week for 4 years

I used to do 13 weeks a year, on and off, block placement and 2 nights a week all year.

[woollett the bullet]

4 minutes ago, Webbo said:

I used to do 13 weeks a year, on and off, block placement and 2 nights a week all year.

That's proper

Fair play to you