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Wand Street, Leicester - a factory at the end of every street
No full textA photograph of Wand Street, Leicester, facing noth west away from the city. Demonstrates a common sight in certain areas of Leicester where many terraced streets had a factory close by
Howard Bradshaw interviewed by Colin Hyde, 19 July 2007
No full textDescribes interest in natural history. Founder member of the Leicester Natural History Society in 1961. Outlines education. Outlines secondary education and early jobs unrelated to natural history. Describes passion for natural history and various episodes of searching the Leicestershire countryside to identify and record various forms of wildlife including bees, birds and insects. Makes numerous references to locations such as Freemen's Common, Leicester and Glooston where particular forms of wildlife can no longer be found including orchids and partridge
Tim Appleton interviewed by Colin Hyde, 6 December 2007
No full textBriefly mentions childhood inspiration; finding Nightjar's nest and potholing. Comments on why he didn't attend university. Lists early jobs at Westbury-on-Trim Park, Woburn Abbey, Peakirk, Peterborough and Slimbridge. Talks about wanting to work for Peter Scott. Comments on lack of family interest in Natural History. Brother has distinguished TV career. Children are very interested. Reflects on hands-on route into profession. Describes influence of Peter Scott and Geoffrey Harrison also, Janet Kear, Mike Lubbock and Mike Garside. Mentions meeting royal family at Rutland and Buckingham Palace. Illustrates job is a hobby with ancedote about hand-rearing black headed duck. Talks about gaining job at Rutland Water and recalls local reaction to reservoir creation. Worked with Dame Sylvia Crow and Guy Messenger sourcing trees. Became SSSI in 1982 which attracted Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust (LRWT). Illustrates working with water bodies, locals and wildlife and setting up committee. Talks about starting Birdfair and BirdLife International. Currently working on Osprey project and Linden Centre. Comments on awards and belonging to British Ornithological Union (BOU), Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society (LROS). Briefly mentions advising on eco-tourism. Travelled in UK, Europe & Papua New Guinea; enjoys reading Guy Mountford's Portrait of a Wilderness, travel novels & field guides. Favourite birds are waterfowl; currently looking for pink headed duck in Burma. Admires David Attenborough, Bill Oddie and other media people. Holds many photographic slides, species diaries (on computer) and daily diary
Peter Gamble interviewed by Colin Hyde, 30 July 2007
No full textDescribes how his childhood in rural Leicestershire influenced his love of natural history, especially birds. Became a tutor at Workers Education Association (WEA). Member of Leicestershire and Rutland Ornithological Society. Comments on the environment and changes to various natural habitats in the East Midlands particularly Budden Wood, Quorn, including Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Notes his membership of the Green Party and involvement with the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE). Chronicles a number of surveys conducted by Loughborough Naturalists' Club and difficulties of organising committees interested in natural history. Details types of records he has kept in his home for reference. Brief mention Biodiversity Conservation Award, 2005
David James Gamble interviewed by Colin Hyde, 28 September 2007
No full textThis interview focuses upon a keen bird watcher with a passion for natural history. Starts with a brief description of how he became interested in bird watching locally after meeting with other watchers including Rod Cox and Rod Baker. Mention's a number of local sites such as Bradgate Park, Swithland Reservoir, Priory Water near Kirby Bellars and Newton Harcourt. Notes that he spotted a rare Pallid Harrier and dragonflies at Priory Water. Comments that Jeanne Ironside encouraged him to join Leicestershire and Rutland Ornithological Society (LROS) but that he prefers to generally watch alone. Felt disappointed that LROS did not help him as much as he had hoped with his survey of house martins. Felt he did much to make Priory Water popular with others and mentions an unpublished book on the first ten-years of watching there. He also edited Leicestershire and Rutland Bird Report (LRBR) and recieved an award from Leicestershire Wildfowlers Association (LWA). He then details his methods of categorising and describing birds. Mentions his concerns for birds including corn buntings, yellow wagtails and turtle doves. However, buzzards and other birds of prey are on the increase. Redstarts and whinchats were not breeding locally. He has recently been conducting common bird surveys and LROS surveys for the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)
Ghost sign for Tennant Brothers Ltd.'s Gold Label on Livingstone Street, 2007.
No full textGhost sign for Tennant Brothers Ltd. This sign reads 'Tennants / Gold Label / Sparkling / Barley Wine'. Their Exchange Brewery was established in 1820 before being purchased by Edward and Robert Tennant in 1840. The company became Tennant Brothers Ltd. in 1882. In 1964, Whitbread & Co. (or Whitbread East Pennines) acquired the company until 1993 when the brewery was closed. The Gold Label was first brewed in 1951 and originally contained 10.6% alcohol by volume, making it the strongest regularly brewed, nationally distributed beer in Britain.
The sign was repainted in the late 1980s/early 1990s as part of the Livingstone Street Brick Cleaning Scheme, which explains its excellent condition
Tubes of Desford Hot Mill
No full textThe film shows the making steel tubes in the hot mill by a process unique to this company. The voice over describes the process and what can be seen in the film. Help in writing the script for the voiceover and matching it correctly to the scenes was given by the Timken company who owned the factory. The film was shot just prior to the closure of the factory
Andrew Heaton interviewed by Colin Hyde, 7 December 2007
No full textBriefly describes childhood natural history influences; parents, finding kingfisher nest and biology teacher; JDM Wright became Chairman of Natural History Society (NHS). Recalls trip to Rugeley as influential and Bunny Tiegel, Birmingham giving him feedback on sticklebacks. Mentions importance of University College London (UCL) course to his work. First job was with Nature Conservancy Council (NCC). Worked in Africa with Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) where fell in love with Africa where he wrote survey 'Birds of Obudu'. Worked for Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Kent and then Royal Society for Nature Conservation (RSNC) as first full-time Conservation Officer involving issues on acid rain and aforrestation of upland habitats. Joined National Rivers Authority (NRA) now Environment Agency (EA) and is now Midlands Regional Conservation Officer. Explains terms of biodiversity. Mentions role as regional Water Aid representative and involvement with various Wildlife Trusts. Recalls learning from Dick Hale & John McMeeking. Lists membership of various societies including Leicestershire Wildlife Trust (LWT). Describes favourite animals as amphibians, reptiles, insects and birds but especially Great Crested Newt. Talks about published books, articles and papers. Talks about strain on water resources in region and fragmentation of habitats through climate change. Records in field note books and has large slide collection
Ghost sign for Star Supply Stores on Hall Croft, Shepshed, 2007.
No full textStar Supply Stores were one of the first supermarket chains in the U
Janet Dawson interviewed by A Fletcher, 7 August 2007
No full textThe interview conveys a lifetime of interest in natural history that started in her childhood, continued into her degree in Zoology at Oxford University, and professional life as a curator. She became a display assistant at the University museum before becoming assistant curator of zoological collections. Moved to Leicester in 1971 and became curator of biology collections at Leicester City Museums. Was programme secretary and later president of the natural history section of the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society (LLPS) over a period of thirty years. Also a member of Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlfe Trust (LRWT), and formed a bat group after training with English Nature (EN) to become a bat warden. Had to stop work with bats due to poor eyesight, but continued to be on the EN committee. Mentions key members of Leicester City Museums, including Hubert Barrow, Ian Evans and Teddy Williams, as well as detailing some collections and rare specimens. Describes her personal interest in photographing wild flowers in numerous countries, and outlines her wider fears for the future of the natural world. Notes some influential local natural historians, including Peter Gamble and Claude Henderson