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Carol and Peter Brooks interview about being students in the 1960s, recorded 2015
No full textAn interview with Carol and Peter Brooks recorded at the Alumni Day 2015. Hear them discuss the Engineering course and department, the Combined Studies and teaching course, how they met in the Students' Union, Halls, living at Upperton Road, the winter of 1962-1963, RAG, Beatles and Rolling Stones concerts and an unforeseen end to a PhD
Ghost sign for 'John Taylor Ltd.' on Freehold Street in Loughborough, 2015.
No full textGhost sign for John Taylor & Co., also known as John Taylor Bell Foundry Ltd., Taylor Bell Founders, Taylor's of Loughborough or Taylor's. This sign reads: 'John Taylor Ltd.'. Two other various of ghost signs for this company are available to view in our collection.
Originating in the 14th century, the Taylor family took over in 1784 and their first foundry was established in 1839, moving to its current site in 1859. In 2009, the company was bought out of administration by the consortium UK Bell Foundries Ltd., and in 2016, the directors founded the Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust which now controls the buildings, equipment, intellectual property and museum, the only one of its kind. It is one of the few Victorian purpose-built manufacturing sites still being used for its original purpose, and its campanile contains the most-pealed bells in the world. For more information, see: https://www.taylorbells.co.uk/ OR https://belltrust.co.uk
Ghost sign for Stretton's and Allsopp on the corner of Storer Road and George Street in Loughborough, 2015.
No full textGhost sign for which has been painted over before 2009, making the sign difficult to read. The sign likely reads: 'Strettons (Ale)s / (Allso)pp ...tle'. The letters in parentheses are presumptive based on context. On the same building but facing Storer Street, there is a secondary ghost sign for Ind Coope & Allsopp and an unknown, painted over, ghost sign which are available to view in our collection.
Starting with the Star Inn in Essex in 1708, Ind Coope went through several ownership changes from Ind and Smith in 1816 to Octavius and George Coope joining Edward Ind to become Ind, Coope & Co. in 1845 to the merging with Allsopp and Sons to become Ind Coope and Allsopp. By 1959, Allsopp was dropped from the title. In 1961, Ind Coope merged with Ansells and Tetley Walker to form Allied Breweries, and in 1992, Carlsberg UK merged with Allied Breweries to become Carlsberg-Tetley. Ind Coope acquired several breweries during their time and brewed a number of successful beers, such as Long Life or Double Diamond.
Stretton's Derby Brewery Ltd. was founded before 1868 but was acquired then by the Stretton brothers. The company acquired a number of other breweries, including Derby Brewery Co. Ltd., Midland Brewery Co. Ltd. and Alton & Co. Ltd. However, in 1927, Stretton's was acquired by Allsopp & Sons Ltd. with 143 public houses only to be closed in 1929 and sold to Burrow, Sturgess & Severn, mineral water manufacturers
How deindustrialisation of the Frog Island area of Leicester has impacted on the heritage significance of Slater Street School
No full textDissertation abstract: Slater Street School was built in 1874 to serve the children of the workers employed in the factories that dominated the Frog Island area of Leicester from the eighteenth century. The school is located between the River Soar and the Leicester Canal. Both of these water features, natural and man-made, provided valuable infrastructure for the surrounding textile dyeing and hosiery manufacturing industries, as a water supply, a waste outlet, and a transport link. The hosiery trade was prevalent in the area in the Victorian era and when the school was built it was located in the midst of a mixed residential and industrial landscape. Over time slum clearance and industrial demolition has left the school, still functioning, in a mainly commercial area that exhibits a high degree of urban decay. I examine how the process of deindustrialisation has impacted on the heritage significance of the school that is now a Grade II listed building. Starting from a Victorian baseline, through the booming 1960s and 1970s, then onto the urban decay of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries; I have analysed Slater Street School against three key indicators of heritage significance. Firstly the historical and evidential value of the school within its urban context is examined. This is followed by an evaluation of the aesthetic value of the building comparing how it functioned through the generations, from serving the segregated Victorian boys and girls, to providing for the present day multi cultural, mixed gender cohort. Finally, the school’s communal value is reviewed through the collective experience of the cohort before, during and after deindustrialisation, to establish what part the school has played and continues to play within the community. The conclusion balances the challenges of the building’s location and structure in meeting current educational demands with its historical past. I present an argument that the significant value of the school is at risk and securing its future depends on realising certain options presented in the current redevelopment plan for the area. These options include the sympathetic adaptation of the Grade II listed building and the reestablishment of a residential catchment area to provide a stable cohort
Interview with Donna Jackman and Charmaine Blake.
No full text21 minutes and 43 second interview with Donna Jackman, born in Nevis, and Charmaine Blake, born in Jamaica. Donna talks about growing up in Highfields in Leicester as part of a strict Caribbean family and going to LUCA (Leicester United Caribbean Association). She also mentions shopping on Wharf Street and the bus station (now the LCB depot). Charmaine grew up in Belgrave having migrated to the UK when she was six, her family also went to LUCA. Charmaine mentions the different events at LUCA, midnight dances at the Palais, and describes a typical saturday night. Both describe the International Hotel as upmarket, Donna worked there for a time as a catering assistant
Evelyn Waugh Newsletter; Evelyn Waugh Studies
No full text'Unfit for Consideration': The Meaning of Suicide in Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies / Jennifer Sinjnj
Ninth Leicester Cub Scouts interviewed by Sue Bishop, 2 September 2015
No full textNinth Leicester Cub Scouts (NLCS) interviewed by Sue Bishop (SB), 2 September 2015. NLCS provide initial thoughts and reflections on Shady Lane Arboretum- Apple trees, walking dogs, dirty river, long grass, muddy, stinging nettles, fun activities. Mention games played; rounders, football, hide and seek, building camp fires, orienteering, and 'bulldog'. Suggests Shady Lane Arboretum is a good place for hide and seek- in long grass, behind trees. Description of particular field with trees resembling a smiling face. Describe Shady Lane as great place for picnics, running, dog walking, good to cool down in the river, splash fights. Comments on hiking at night, walking in the dark, mention of the 'Phantom of the Arboretum'. NLCS talk about local wildlife observed at Shady Lane Arboretum, foxes, bats, squirrels, badgers. Anecdote about boy getting head stuck in fence
Interview with Tony Shilcock, 27 July 2015
No full textTony Shilcock (TS) interviewed by Unknown (U), 27 July 2015. TS describes family background, mother was a Milliner, father worked in hosiery trade. Comments on family leisure activities, had a large garden and spent many hours playing. Describes his interest in music, learned to play piano as child, was church organist for 40 years. Recalls playing on St Denys Road before Second World War; parents had a car, went on day trips. Played on the village green; Evington Park was a private residence. Played in Piggy's Hollow in the snow, tobogganing. Recalls large Air Raid shelter built for the war on Church Street. Talks about the American parachute regiment who practiced in the area. Mentions Army camp was used by squatters after the war. Recalls going potato picking with school in Scraptoft with Italian prisoners of war. Talks about rationing and the Black Market, everyone being healthy. Story about bomber plane which crashed in Shady Lane, one woman killed at home, pilots died in crash. Mentions Shady Lane became arboretum after squatters left. Recalls getting a dog in 1948, walking it in Evington Park. Mentions taught himself to play the organ on Evington organ, played the harmonium for the service on the green on VE day when he was 13. Recalls bomb hitting water main and flooding St Denys Street. Mentions camp on Evington Lane with German prisoners of war; talks about the differences between the American and British Army, Soldiers being lonely
Mildred Middleton interviewed by Grace Bell, 6 July 2015
No full textMildred Middleton (MM) interviewed by Grace Bell (GB), 6 July 2015. MM lists locations in Leicester she has lived. Mentions schools she attended within Leicester, later trained as hairdresser. Describes being part of the Royal Air Force towards end of the Second World War. Recalls bombing of pavilion in Victoria Park, grandfather left Leicester to live with other relatives due to that event. Recalls Soldiers rescued from Dunkirk in park waiting to go to the Royal Infirmary. Describes talking to some of them with her friend and bringing them beer. Describes allotments set up on Victoria Park during war, gradually disappearing after war, space became part of park again. Talks about Soldiers and the Home Guard, of which her father was a member of, parading on the park as a part of their drills. Comments on outbreak of war, recalls being with father in Yorkshire where they had the first advanced radar/satellite of the country. Did not initially fear war, had been a prolonged threat, felt relieved when it happened. Describes joining RAF, father was in RAF in First World War. Describes interview at the munitions factory, was told to go into the forces because factory was a dirty job for a hairdresser. Describes her duties, shining the Commanding Officer's buttons. Mentions swings in Victoria Park, have always been a favourite place for her, took cousins to park to play on the swings. MM's Daughter Julia (J) talks about the park being part of her daily routine, walking through it to and from school. MM briefly discusses the installation of the War Memorial in the 1930s, describes it as very calm place for thought and reflection. MM talks about the park being a significant part of her family life, describes how she introduced her cousin and one of her friends in the park, they later married. Recalls going to Student Rag every year to see the students dressed up and raising money for charity. Talks about visits to De Montfort Hall and events that were put on. Mentions crossing Victoria Park every day to visit her husband in the last days of his life in hospital. Talks about going to remembrance services in the park at De Montfort Hall and the services at the memorial. Mentions parade along Peace Walk up to memorial. MM recalls installation of gates in Victoria Park when she was a child. Mentions taking her parents' dog for walks in park, dog enjoyed the space. Comments on change in the park, swings have been moved. J recalls trees in the centre of the park when she a child. MM mentions games played in the park as a child e.g. Tin Lizzie and throwing balls at wall. MM mentions she has given a previous interview concerning the allotments, she is one of the oldest owners of an allotment. Talks about the allotments being used for football after they were returned to the park at end of war. Recalls playing hockey in the park as a young girl in school, tennis matches taking place on the courts at the top of the park. Comments on new pavilion installed, anecdote about daughter throwing a Frisbee on top of the roof and her husband having to get permission to retrieve it. Final comments on enjoying changing of seasons in park
Interview with Mary Vann, 25 July 2015
No full textMary Vann (MV) interviewed by Unknown (U), 25 July 2015. Recalls early childhood in Braunstone, lived next to the Braunstone Pub and tram terminus. Comments on changes in the local area and effects of new roads. Mentions people would walk to other villages across fields. Anecdote about husband picking mushrooms to sell to greengrocer. Talks about Braunstone Park and house, the school and the events that were held in the park. Comments on current use of the park. Describes park and local area during Second World War, park used as base for American troops, air raid shelters, observing Coventry bombings across the sky. MV comments on post-war industry growth in local area and subsequent decline in 1970s. Mentions residents that moved to the area as a result of Wharf Street slum clearance. Suggests Braunstone is constantly expanding