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Marjorie Smith interviewed by Peter Wood, 17 October 2017
No full textInterview with Marjorie Smith [MS], born 1936. Father served in Second World War (WWII) and then as a GPO telephonist. [00:00:40] briefly describes street party to celebrate end of WWII. [00:04:35] Describes home life including heating, toilet facilities and furnishings. [00:08:47] Details about expected behaviour such as coming home for set times. [00:09:43] Describes social life and visits to the cinema. [00:12:00] Mentions shopping at Charnwood Street and Co-Op shop on Humberstone Road. [00:14:30] Briefly describes bringing up her children in the 1960s. [00:16:50] MS mentions father's belief in education and her own time at the Collegiate Grammar School. [00:18:20] Mentions the importance of the Catholic religion in her upbringing. [00:19:30] Briefly mentions formal games at school and street games. [00:21:00] Favourite foods as a child and special Christmas food. [23:00} Mentions who did household chores. [00:24:30] Mentions childhood illnesses. [00:28:30] MS describes in detail her training and subsequent work as a nurse at Leicester Royal Infirmary. [00:32:23] MS briefly talks about mother's work as cleaner then in shoe factory. [00:34:02] MS talks about doing a paper round and spending money on sweets [00:34:30] Talks about wages and living in at nurses home. [00:36.01] Briefly talks about day trips and holidays. [00:39:25] Mentions being a youth in Leicester and her hobbies. [00:42:00] Mentions clothes shopping and cafes; music. [00:50:29] Brief memory of the Queen visiting Leicester. [00:54:10] Returns to Leicester. [00:55:50] Briefly mentions department stores in Leicester.File replaced with redacted file on 23.01.2024 by Colin Hyde
Sheila Taylor interviewed by Julie Hollingsworth, 21 July 2017
No full textSheila Taylor (ST) interviewed by Julie Hollingsworth (JH) at interviewee's home, 21 July 2017. ST describes importance of library in her life growing up during Second World War. Mentions holidays, parents went away for holidays without children, looked after by grandparents in Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire. Talks about bombings in Leicester in 1941. Mentions having landmine behind her house, did not have air raid shelter but went under stairs in pantry. Describes experience of air raids. Talks about Father's health and describes how got medicines before NHS, states that Father had been gassed in Second World War, was frequently ill. Talks about nursing him in winter and describes his war based hallucinations. Mentions liberal politics and why she was a liberal, briefly mentions living in Leicester during the winter of 1947. Mentions going to Victoria Road Baptist Church and talks about the youth club there. Talks about Husband being an architect student and the impact of length of course on them starting their life together. Talks about 'courting' before marriage, mentions limitations of lack of money, went to Brucciani's for a coffee as treat once a week. Talks about honeymoon, went to Derbyshire for three days. Talks about living circumstances after marriage, lived with Husbands' parents due to shortage of house. States managed to get a ground floor flat on Evington Road for 25 shillings a week. Briefly mentions working in an office, received 28 shillings a week from government as Husband was completing National Service. Mentions bought own house in 1961. Describes early political activities and mentions involvement in campaign for extension of Parkdrive Practice. Mentions Stafford Leys school being built, states son named Simon was one of the first pupils there. Describes Husband's work as an architect, initially worked for Pen Smith. Mentions Husband's private work for F.E. Downes builders of Hinckley for extra money, later became design director at F.E. Downes. Talks about own involvement in community. Mentions Gordon Hill, first headmaster at Stafford Leys school and his influence on the community. Describes setting up Monday Club women's group and other groups. States went on to become National Association of Women's Clubs Chairman. Comments on Red Cross involvement and mentions previous work as a Health and Safety Officer at Rowleys on Queen Street. Talks about training with Red Cross at General Hospital in early 1970s. Comments on changes in Red Cross and influence of International Red Cross on charity. Mentions annual church service for the Red Cross. Mentions teaching First Aid at Lewis' and working there in general. Talks about being councillor for Kirby Muxloe and Leicester Forest East. Mentions Ian Leggart and campaign to get parish councillor for Leicester Forest East. Mentions politics and how affected other activities, states came off the parish council when began volunteering for Red Cross. Mentions entering nursing first aid competitions and camping. Talks about community centre, mentions Harvey Dammond's involvement in financing the centre
Ghost sign for Banks's on Cross Street, 2017.
No full textThis sign reads 'Banks's Noted Ales'. There is a second layer just visible beneath the top layer for Banks's. To see the second layer fully, view the 2024 entry in our collection. There is a second Banks's ghost sign on this building, facing the intersection of Wand Street and Cross Street. To see this sign, view our collection. Kelly's Directory lists 3 separate beer retailers at this location (7 Cross Street): an Ernest Arthur Tarratt in 1922, a Lewis Elmore King in 1932 and a Sidney A. Freeston in 1954.
Technically, this sign is painted on metal or wood rather than the brick required for a ghost sign. However, we have included this sign to compare the deterioration process with those found on ghost signs.
Founded in 1875, Banks's began brewing in Wolverhampton and continues to do so today
Ghost sign for Sid Mottram Cycles on the corner of Wolverton Road and Narborough Road, 2017.
No full textGhost sign for Sid Mottram Cycles made up of two parts. On the left, the sign reads 'Sid Mottram / Racing & Touring Cycles', and on the right (not visible in this picture), the sign reads 'Falcon. Dawes. Holdsworth. Claud Butler. Sun & Raleigh Cycles'.
Founded in 1946 by Sid and Gwen Mottram, Sid Mottram Cycles first opened on Checketts Road before expanding to Narborough Road. The prototype for Mottram frames were made by Holdsworth before being produced by Wally Green until 1955. From 1955 onwards, Mercian Cycles in Derby produced the frames. The shop even sponsored a racing team from the 1950s to the 1970s. In 1982, both Sid and Gwen Mottram passed away, leaving their daughters to run the shop. In 1985, the shop was closed
Ghost sign for John Newby & Son on Queens Road, 2017.
No full textGhost sign for John Newby & Son hidden between two buildings on Queens Road. The sign reads 'John Newby & Son / Funeral Directors & Carriage Masters. / ...Office / ...Grave Gate'. The 1936 Kelly's Directory lists J. Newby & Son, Undertakers, at 74 Belgrave Gate and 111 Queens Road. The proximity of the buildings has preserved the sign from deterioration at the expense of visibility
Ghost sign for Co-operative Society Stables on Battenberg Road, 2017.
No full textGhost sign for 'Leicester Co-Operative Society Ltd. Stables' with offices on Union Street. According to the 1932 ,1941 and 1954 Kelly's Directory, the Co-operative Society Ltd. operated both offices and slaughterhouses
Ghost sign for Redfern Painter and Paperhanger on Chartley Road, 2017.
No full textGhost sign for Redfern Painter and Paperhangers indicating the addresses of two sites: 78 Dunster Street and 5 Chartley Road
Ghost sign for 'Hassell', a house painter, on Clarendon Park Road, 2017.
No full textGhost sign reading '... Hassell / House Painter / ...'. This sign is tough to read and might refer to C.H. Hassell, one of two signs in the collection for the same firm, or 'T.E. Hassell', another Leicestershire painter. The 1908 and 1925 Kelly’s Directory list Charles H. Hassell, painter, at 16 Lytton Road and Thomas E. Hassell at 107 Clarendon Park Road. The 1936 Kelly’s Directory has Charles H. Hassell, painter and decorator, at both 16 Lytton Road and 93 Carisbrooke Road and Thomas Ezra Hassell, painter is listed at 687 Welford Road
Ghost sign for Whitbread & Co. on High Street in Somerby, 2017.
No full textGhost sign for 'Whitbread's Ale & Stout / Mackeson's Stout'. Around 2022, the sign was repainted.
Whitbread & Co. was established in 1742 by Samuel Whitbread in partnership with Godfrey and Thomas Shewell who Whitbread quickly bought out. By 1760, Whitbread & Co. were the second-largest brewery in London, becoming the largest in 1796. In 1930, Whitbread acquired Mackesons. In 2001, Whitbread Group Plc. sold all of its breweries and brewing interests to Interbrew (InBev), and in 2002, all pub estates were sold to Enterprise Inns. Whitebread Group Plc. now focuses on hotel (Premier Inns) and coffee-house (Costa) interests.
Mackeson's began in 1669, founded by James Pashley in Hythe. Henry and William Mackeson inherited the brewery in 1801, and in 1909, the first milk stout was introduced. In 1930, Whitbread took control of Mackeson's, and now under the control of InBev, Mackeson's is still brewed in the UK, USA and Trinidad
Ghost sign for R. Pochin & Son on Granby Street, 2017.
No full textGhost sign for R. Pochin & Son. This is a two layered sign, both of which advertise for R. Pochin & Son. The most recent layer spells Pochin vertically, but the second layer reveals much more information about Pochin as a company. The sign reads: 'R. Pochin / & Son / Furnishing / Iron... / ...W'. This secondary layer has become more visible as the most recent layer deteriorates. According to the 1912 Kell'y Directory, R. Pochin & Son are listed at 30 and 32 Granby Street as 'builders & furnishing ironmongers, culters, silversmiths'. R. Pochin & Son are listed as early as 1877 in White's Directory and as late as 1972 in Kelly's Directory. Founded in 1861, the company still functions from Murrayfield Road under Robert Pochin Ltd