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Ghost sign for the Stag & Pheasant and Home Brewery's ales on Nottingham Road in Loughborough, 2015.
No full textGhost sign reading: 'Stag & Pheasant / Home Ales'. There is a second, identical ghost sign on the opposite side of this building. 'Stag & Pheasant' likely refers to the name of the pub selling Home Brewery's ales. Founded in 1875 under the name the Daybrook Brewery, Home Brewery was known for its grand brewery building and Robin Hood icon. The brewery used to sponsor Nottingham Forest, Notts County and Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and had 450 pubs at its peak. In 1986, the company was sold to Scottish & Newcastle (S&N), one of the National Brewers, but the brewery was closed in 1996. After a 20-year hiatus, Home Brewery returned to the brewing business outside the county at Oldershaw near Grantham with plans to return to Nottingham to continue the brewing legacy
Interview with George Cole.
No full text20 minute and 43 second interview with George Cole in which he details his memories of LUCA (Leicester United Caribbean Association). George talks about the types of music that were popular, including reggae and blues. Rendezvous (next door to LUCA) was a club aimed at the Afro-Caribbean community, whilst other venues were more European and less welcoming. He mentions that the influence of the Black Power movement from America was felt in Leicester. Later on the Highfields Community Centre was a purpose built recreational space that the Afro-Caribbean community were involved with
Interview with Rhonie Gordon.
No full textA 23 minutes and 26 seconds interview with Rhonie Gordon that includes memories of her visits to LUCA, the Leicester United Caribbean Association and the events that took place there. Rhonie describes the music that was played at LUCA for example, reggae, calypso and lover's rock. She also describes going to Spectrum, Bailey's, the Palais and Fusion
Evelyn Waugh Newsletter; Evelyn Waugh Studies
No full textTrying to Excite the Pornophiles: Evelyn Waugh and Candy / Naomi Milthorpe and John Howard Wilson; Evelyn Waugh and Architecture / Adrian Pascu-Tulbure; Ronnie's Niece / Jeffrey A. Manley; A Purposeful Aesthetic in Brideshead Revisited: The Role of Art and Tradition in Charles' Conversion / Ellen O'Brie
John Stevens interviewed by Mark Baggot, 4 August 2015
No full textJohn Stevens (JS) interviewed by Mark Baggot (MB), 4 August 2015. JS describes earliest memories of Abbey Park, brother first introduced him to park when they lived nearby. Mentions visits for boating lake, taking picnics. JS comments on sights and smells of Abbey Park Show, went every year to visit Flower Show and watch fireworks. Recalls firefighters attending, looking at their fire engines. Details personal relationship with park, initially visiting with brother, later taking his wife and children. Mentions finding out his father had been part of a British Legion Band who played regularly in Abbey Park, pavilion now has personal significance to him. Describes physical landscape of park, collection of spaces which are all interconnected. JS describes how his appreciation for park has changed throughout his life, interest as child was exploration and excitement. Anecdote about being chased by a policeman because he was climbing the ruins of the Abbey, managed to get away because he was wearing roller-skates. Mentions as an adult he has greater appreciation for history of Abbey Park and care taken to maintain it. JS suggests Abbey Park allowed him to experience the 'countryside' having grown up in city. Concludes by suggesting Abbey Park feels like second home to him
Interview with Wendy Christian.
No full text30 minute and 42 second interview with Wendy Christian in which she recalls her visits to LUCA in the late 1970s-1980s, she describes the venue and the different events held there. Wendy talks about the music scene in Leicester at that time and mentions the Spectrum club, Freewheelers, Adam and Eve, and the Palais. Wendy also recalls her singing career and the homegrown, vibrant music scene in Leicester in the 1970s and 1980s
Video of a man talking about his memories of the industrial area before the cultural quarter was established.
No full textA colour video (duration 2 minutes 1 second) of a man recalling his time when he was seventeen spent working at Leicester Hide and Skin in the bad working conditions. He also recalls seeing the Odeon cinema, International Hotel and other industrial buildings in the area at that time. Poor sound quality, beginning and end of video cut off.... I was working for a few months for Leicester Hide and Skin, which was round the corner at the back of the Odeon theatre, it was possibly one of the worst jobs I’ve ever I had. Fortunately I was only there for a short while. In the summer it was awful, you’d have to keep your mouth closed, because there were 10,000 flies. When I was working there I was doing the roofs and everything, and the guy I was working with fell through the roof and broke his back, which came as a bit of a shock. So I had to go back the following day, while he was in hospital with a broken back and I never thought, I was seventeen years old, that I would survive. But it kept me there for at least six months […] But the place was hideous, it stunk to high heaven, honestly. Going up Queen’s Street like, I used to walk to work, in them days you had, like, [...] Freeman, Hardy and Willis which is now flats I believe. Before that you had, no that was Freeman, Hardy and Willis, sorry, and now that’s the Centre Hotel, Fairbrother’s was after that, which was a really famous[?] company, then you came to the Odeon Cinema, and you turned left at the Odeon Cinema, and then down there, there was a sign, you could hardly see it, was Leicester Hide and Skin. Skins used to come in every morning, quite early from the slaughter house, which was next to the cattle market. The old guys would sit there, all stand there in their leather aprons and overalls, and they were, just like naked underneath
Michael McCormack interviewed by Bridget Masters, 29 August 2015
No full textMichael McCormack (MM) interviewed by Bridget Masters (BM), 29 August 2015. MM comments on early life growing up in Braunstone Park area. Describes visiting Braunstone Park once a week for 60 years. Mentions park was once gated with a park keeper and air raid siren to tell people to leave. Recalls people visiting Braunstone Park for sports clubs, including international athletes. Recalls local football club having to move goal posts up the hill after games. Comments on changes to children's play area, more recent focus on health and safety. Paddling pool is now used as skateboarding ramp, safe play equipment for children installed including swings and roundabouts. Paddling pool was used by children and parents when weather was warm. Comments on activities at Braunstone Leisure Centre. Mentions ways in which Braunstone Park has changed for the better, nature trails in the gardens with signposts. Mentions Janet Setchfield Avenue in Braunstone, named after local councillor and Lord Mayor who represented Leicester. Comments on changes at lakes and activities now available, boating and fishing
Monica Cooley interviewed by Sue Bishop, 30 June 2015
No full textMonica Cooley (MC) interviewed by Sue Bishop (SB), 30 June 2015. MC comments on locations she has lived in Leicester. Reflects on earliest memory of Shady Lane, watching a school bus coming to pick up children, being too young to go herself. Recalls father had geese which he would shepherd into field every morning and collect at end of day. Comments on family trips around Leicester, recalls going to cinema in a coal lorry. Family lived in Nissan Hut in Shady Lane used during Second World War, waiting for council houses. Describes how huts were used and traded. Mentions she still spends time at Shady Lane because she has a memory tree in honour of her parents there. Mentions has positive memories of living on Shady Lane, suggests her teenage friends didn't comment on her living situation, receives more questions as an adult. Recalls grandmother visiting via the bus, going shopping with her mother. Recalls cycling down steep hill near Shady Lane when she was older. Describes moving out of Shady Lane with her family, riding in removal truck, sat in front with mother and sister. Mentions her family were one of the first to move into new council houses, they watched houses build up around them. Talks about Humberstone School, recalls walking to school with mother, brother and sister. Later attended Mundella School, had a paper round beforehand. Discusses the trees in Evington Park and Shady Lane, remembers them as a child and still enjoys them. Mentions always feeling safe in Shady Lane. Discusses games played with children whilst living in huts e.g. hopscotch. Recalls collecting beads, marbles, and fag cards whilst at primary school. Talks about her mother's passion for painting, canvasses always stained from cigarette smoke. Talks about her father and the war, he never discussed it. Describes how parents met after the war. Recalls water fights with children on Shady Lane, and as an adult with her children and grandchildren
Ghost sign for J.L. Putt & Sons Ltd. on Nottingham Road in Loughborough, 2015.
No full textGhost sign for J.L. Putt & Sons Ltd., reading: 'J.L. Putt & Sons Ltd. / Wallpaper & Paint Specialists / Est. 1911'. On the same building but facing the alleyway, there is a second ghost sign for J.L. Putt & Sons which is available to view in our collection. Founded by Joseph Lester Putt in 1911, J.L. Putt & Sons Ltd. moved to the site featured in the photo in 1928, operating for more than 100 years before finally closing the business in 2017