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Ghost sign for 'J. Humphreys Service Garage' on Dorothy Road, 2013.
No full textGhost sign reading 'J. Humph..s / Service Garage / Equipped for all / Repairs / Welding & Cutting / Washing .... & Repainting / Oils, Tyres & ...'. A second sign has become visible under this first layer but remains difficult to read. According the 1932 Kelly's Directory, J. Humphreys operated a garage at 272 St. Saviours Road. In the 1941 and 1954 Kelly's Directories, L. Humphreys Jr. is listed at 4 Dorothy Road as a motor engineer
Interview with Trevor Lock, part 1.
No full text30 minutes and 43 seconds interview with Trevor Lock. Trevor Lock was born in Portsmouth in 1949 and moved to Leicester in 1975 to work as Information Development Officer at the National Youth Bureau (now the National Youth Agency). He talks about his life in Leicester including running a pub called G3 for 3 to 4 years, living in the first converted mill flats in Deuce House StGeorges and visiting the Helsinki Club where Garage and Happy Hardcore music was played, he also describes the interior of the club. He describes raves at Rack and Roll on a Saturday night that went through to 7am Sunday, the interior of the G Spot sex club, the different "estate tribes" using the pubs in Leicester and the unsafe atmosphere in the city centre in the evenings during the 1970's/80's
Queen Street car park.
No full textColour photograph showing the entrance to Queen Street car park from the other direction
Socks made by Cherub
No full textColour photograph of Cherub brand childrens socks with label on socks dated 11th March 1942
Interview with Beverley Haddon. Part 2
No full text11 minute 20 second interview with Beverley Haddon, in which she describes how she and a friend made an accidental visit to the G-Spot c. 2009. She also speaks about how the architecture of Leicester has changed over the years, her doubt regarding the truth of the title "The cultural quarter", and the lack of culture for the Black and white communities in the city
Interview with Trevor Lock, part 2.
No full text13 minutes and 46 seconds interview with Trevor Lock. Trevor Lock was born in Portsmouth in 1949 and moved to Leicester in 1975 to work as Information Development Officer at the National Youth Bureau (now the National Youth Agency). In this second part of his interview he talks about his life in Leicester including: living in the Cultural Quarter, the development of the Cultural Quarter through European Union money, his work for the Labour Party, giving evidence to council working parties on the development of the Cultural Quarter, the recession causing investment to cease, and his memories of the Odeon cinema. Trevor also discusses the online magazine "Arts in Leicestershire" formed in 2005, of which he is editor in chief, http://www.artsinleicestershire.co.uk/ and describes living in Deuce House
Interview with Winston Thomas.
No full text41 minutes 52 seconds interview with Winston Thomas former doorman. Winston talks about his training as a carpenter, and painter and decorator in 1970's and also his martial arts background. Started door work in 1982 at Coasters in Lee Circle. Later he worked at Helsinki's bar, a popular bar, with huge mix of people, everyone was welcome. Winston goes on to talk about racism among club goers and bouncers. He was busy and worked all over Leicester, he finished working as doorman in early 1990's after almost 15 years. He describes an incident at Coasters involving 20 members of the Baby Squad gang who caused a large fight, Helsinki's was quiet place in comparison with only occasional fights. Finally, he recalls other incidents whilst working as a doorman
Looking towards the Rowley Building from old tannery car park.
No full textColour photograph of the entrance to the Rowley Building taken through a window on the Queen Street car park site. The sign above the entrance reads "Queen Street Apartments, est. 2001
St. George's Churchyard and the Rowley Building.
No full textColour photograph of St. Georges's Churchyard. The Rowley Building is also pictured