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City of Leicester & Leicestershire - The Good and Historical Stuff

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Jewry Wall will be fantastic when finished, unfortunately for the council they started prior to Covid, contractors went bust and this has cost the project even more money. There is also the fantastic, at least grade two listed Vaughan College that deserves consideration and is also being renovated as part of the museum development.

 

Western Park needs housing, the city needs housing, where the houses will be built is a completely derelict and to some interpretation technically a brownfield site, so this is a sensible decision. 

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7 hours ago, davieG said:

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7 hours ago, davieG said:
Now and Then. Middleton Street, Aylestone.
 
Formally Coalpit Lane I believe

A reminder that Aylestone used to be a village, like many others that have been swallowed up by the expanding city. Braunstone is another

 

Old Braunstone Village | Leicester england, Leicester ...

 

 

The Old Cottage at Braunstone near Leicester Vintage Postcard H16

 

 

And Scraptoft:

 

Scraptoft Village | Large picture frames, Village, Wonderful ...

 

 

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A view along Silver Street looking towards the Clock Tower, circa 1900.
Image credit: University of Leicester Special Collections

The area known as ‘The Lanes’ dates back to medieval Leicester with the street pattern remaining much the same for many centuries. Roughly following the ancient Roman road that connected the west and east gates of the town the street has had various names over the years but by 1587 it was known as Silver Street. The name probably comes from the silversmiths that had set up shop in the area.

Recognise the building to the left ‘A. Dunkley Tea & Coffee Confectioner’? This is now ‘The Wardrobe’, part of the Royal Arcade that links through to High Street.

Learn more at: https://storyofleicester.info/.../silver-street-and-the.../
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Story of Leicester

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#ThrowbackThursday with this brilliant shot of High Street and Silver Street in June 1978.

The road on the immediate right is now the entrance to Highcross Shopping Centre. The Freeman Hardy and Willis store can be seen on the left. This well known boot and shoe retailer, founded in Leicester in 1875, had 500 stores nationwide and were a familiar sight on the high street. They ceased trading in 1996, after 121 years.

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Narborough Road, ‘SUPREME’ Motorcycles, 1972.

See this and many other wonderful archive photos of Narborough Road and more in our pop up exhibition this Sunday, at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery.

We'll also be at the free University of Leicester Heritage Hub tomorrow if you would like to pop by, meet the Story of Leicester team and find out more about what we do!
https://le.ac.uk/research/natural-heritage/heritage-hub
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On 24/03/2024 at 18:15, davieG said:

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The former Victoria Park Hotel is being renovated into apartments 🏢

 

The same building is seen in the wonderful Bob Dylan film Don't Look Back, as fans chase his car after the gig at the De Mont:

 

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The road sign says 'University Road'. 

 

Now the scene from the film: blink and you'll miss it:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNIQznF6NkQ&t=1620s

 

 

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9 hours ago, kushiro said:

 

The same building is seen in the wonderful Bob Dylan film Don't Look Back, as fans chase his car after the gig at the De Mont:

 

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The road sign says 'University Road'. 

 

Now the scene from the film: blink and you'll miss it:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNIQznF6NkQ&t=1620s

 

 

It's the Corner of University Rd and London Rd

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Taken around 1961 - Jobcentre on the right, Epic House and Safeway supermarket under construction. My Dad was a keen photographer but he threw many of his old photos out after a stroke in 1980.
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Now and Then. The Three Cranes pub. Just to think that the beautiful building on the right was demolished and replaced with something that resembles prison walls. The word sacrilegious comes to mind. The history of Leicester, is disappearing little by little, every single day. 

 

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14 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

The Boohoo factory in Thurmaston is to close.

Was all a fake/front anyway, set up in response to the expose of illegal immigrant Indians working in Leicester sweatshops for about 4 rupees a week.

 

Nobody ever worked there

 

 

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Grannys nightclub, in London Road, Leicester, back in March 1977

 

Oh, the memories...

 

The Scot's guy that owned the place was a ruthless character and would sack any DJ if customer levels dipped. I managed 18 months and was the longest serving DJ at the time! He was also the only person I have ever know personally that owned a Rolls Royce.

 

I met Wallington, Worthington, (ladies man), Weller, the Birch (really funny guy),  and bizarrely, Englebert Humperdinck, during my time there.

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