City of Leicester & Leicestershire - The Good and Historical Stuff

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History of Leicestershire in Images

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Born and Raised in Leicester

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You know you've been in Leicester too long when...

You know every nightclub in Leicester by a previous name.

You've watched Leicester City play, standing in the Family Enclosure.

You know who Dusty Hare is.

You remember Leicester United.

You are thrown by people who:

a) Don't know where Brucianni's is.

b) Don't know how good their milkshakes (and ice-cream sodas) are.

You remember when it wasn't a Leicester Mercury headline without the words "shock", "horror" and/or "probe".

You used to go into town especially to see Lewis's Christmas

windows.

You call people "mardy".

You know what a "jitty" is.

You also know what a "Croggy" is

You get disorientated driving down St. Margaret's Way as you no longer have the swimming baths for reference.

You were amazed when the lions on the fountain turned out to be bronze.

You've watched more than one large fire from the Great Central Way.

It's not "mate" it's "me duck".

You've been amazed at how often this was debated in the Mercury's letters page, usually by some mad Northern woman and a handful of locals with far too much spare time.

You remember George's Salad Bar, and have wondered what would've happened if you'd walked in and actually ordered a salad.

You've been to Twycross Zoo. More than once.

A Fox Cub has wheels and an engine (unless it's actions are being narrated by David Attenborough).

You know which "Gate" is which.

You've been roller-skating at Granby Halls.

You remember when Fosse Park was ASDA, Everard's Brewery, Oliver's Shoes and some horses.

You've sat in Daniel Lambert's chair.

You think Bobby's is a good restaurant, but can't believe that:

a) People actually travel all the way from India to eat there.

b) They can get away with using furniture clearly bought from a

garden centre.

c) It's not even good garden furniture.

You can spell "Engelbert Humperdinck" and "Showaddy Waddy".

You buy more Leicester than Cheddar cheese.

You know they're Diwali lights until the beginning of December.

You remember "Lineker's" sparkly red and blue sign on the market.

You have actually shown this off to someone visiting Leicester.

You know the difference between a cob and a bap (and that your

mates could back you up on this).

You've actually been into the Gas Museum on Aylestone Road.

You get a craving for a TJ's when out drinking in other towns.

You don't know anyone who hasn't been to Skeggy.

You remember when Que Passa was the only Mexican restaurant in the County.

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On 24/11/2023 at 08:59, davieG said:

Born and Raised in Leicester

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Welford Road 1950

They’re suggesting the prison for you @davieG - what did you do???

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1950s

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London Road. Leicester.

 

1950s?

[Paninistickers]

11 hours ago, davieG said:

1950s

What happened to that wall? 

[Guest WarehamFox]

1 hour ago, Paninistickers said:

What happened to that wall? 

It was a war memorial for the First World War, it was demolished for the current one. 

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Born and Raised in Leicester

 

Humberstone Road

[Guest WarehamFox]

2 hours ago, davieG said:

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Humberstone Road

Can anyone point out what part of Humberstone Road this is today?

[davieG]

55 minutes ago, WarehamFox said:

Can anyone point out what part of Humberstone Road this is today?

My feeling is that it's as you leave the town as there were a lot of shops on the left back then, It looks like the road curves to the right in the distance which makes me think it's where Dysart Way now joins Humberstone Road

 

[westernpark]

18 hours ago, WarehamFox said:

It was a war memorial for the First World War, it was demolished for the current one. 

War memorial in the Town Hall Square is for the Boer War.

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Would recommend a visit to New Walk Museum, for the Leicester Vista exhibition is interesting albeit disorganised.

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3 hours ago, davieG said:

My feeling is that it's as you leave the town as there were a lot of shops on the left back then, It looks like the road curves to the right in the distance which makes me think it's where Dysart Way now joins Humberstone Road

 

Think you're right the building at the end was a Pub/hotel but I can't remember the name.

[Guest WarehamFox]

1 hour ago, westernpark said:

War memorial in the Town Hall Square is for the Boer War.

Well that wall was a war memorial and replaced with the current one! I’m sure it’s for the world wars. 

[Trav Le Bleu]

20 hours ago, WarehamFox said:

It was a war memorial for the First World War, it was demolished for the current one. 

And they were worried about the cenotaph during the pro-Palestinian marches!

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23 minutes ago, WarehamFox said:

Well that wall was a war memorial and replaced with the current one! I’m sure it’s for the world wars. 

In 1917(yes that date) a temporary the one in the photo war memorial was erected to all those who died in the inappropriately named Great War. This was replaced in 1925 by Lutyens’s memorial on Victoria Park, although the temporary one was not taken down until 1954ish. Boer war memorial on north east corner was first commissioned in 1903 but not built for some years.

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The Leicestershire Agricultural Society headquarters on Saffron Lane, c.1950’s.

Not too long after, this became the site of the Saffron Lane Sports Centre which opened on 6th May 1967. To complement this, the 3,100-seat Leicester Velodrome was constructed between 1968-1969 to host the track events of the 1970 World Cycling Championships. The entrance to it was where these Leicestershire Agricultural Society offices once stood. The Leicester Velodrome was the national cycling track for twenty years until Manchester opened the country's first indoor velodrome in 1994.

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Regent Road 1966

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19 hours ago, davieG said:

 

What a shite hole, but still better than today 😕, St Mary De Castro with her spire. 

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Belgrave Gate 1960s

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The SALUTATION VICTORIA ROAD EAST KNOWN AS THE Sally

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Narborough road 1900 and 2012/

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Love this photograph~there is so much detail.

Sent in by Charles~with thanks x

High Street 1900's

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Story of Leicester

An old view across St Nicholas Street to Dryad Handicrafts and other shopfronts.

Image from the Leicester & Leicestershire Record Office.

In 1907 Harry Hardy Peach (1874–1936) founded Dryad Handicrafts, which made and sold cane furniture. Their showroom was at 42 St Nicholas Street, Leicester. In 1912 they started Dryad Metalworks, the same year the company made deck chairs for the ill-fated RMS Titanic. Both firms quickly became recognised for their use of good design and workmanship. During the First World War the company supplied cane to a local hospital, so that wounded soldiers could make baskets to help them recover both physically and mentally. Seeing the educational benefits, Dryad started selling cane and other craft materials for use in schools.

Harry Peach was also a keen collector, and between 1907 and 1937 acquired nearly 3000 items of craftwork while travelling in Europe, Africa and Asia. The majority of his collections now forms The Dryad Collection at Leicester Museums and Galleries, with the finest examples of 20th century cane and basketwork in the UK.

Learn more about Dryad Handicrafts and the Collection on our new pages: https://storyofleicester.info/a-workin.../dryad-handicrafts/

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