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The Affective Digital Histories archive comprises open and publicly accessible data, including images, press cuttings, audio and video clips, and creative commissions. The materials have been digitised and catalogued by researchers at the University of Leicester and can be accessed here via the Explorer, or through the University of Leicester's own Special Collections Online.
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Black and white photograph of two members of the fire brigade and onlookers surveying a scene of total destruction after the fire that destroyed the original Rowley's factory. The damaged spire of St. George's church is visible in the background.
Black and white photograph of women stitching in the knitwear department of Rowley's factory.
1 second recording of a drawer opening.
A black and white photograph of the Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market in Halford Street in 1914.
Colour photograph of decorative stonework which was originally part of the entrance to the former fruit and vegetable market on Rutland Street, Leicester. The stonework has been restored and relocated to St. Augustine Road, Leicester. The GPS coordinates 52.634883,-1.128573 are for the original site, and 52.63376,-1.142951 are for the current site.
A 37 second recording of the sound of a Closing machine.
6 second sound recording of a lid being removed and replaced on a ceramic butter dish.
1 second recording of the sound made when opening a bottle containing fizzy liquid.
1 second sound recording of ice cubes falling into an empty glass.
9 second sound recording of a glass being filled and rinsed out under a tap.
11 second recording of the sound made by an extractor fan.
Colour photograph showing the entrance to Queen Street car park from the other direction.
A colour photograph of the Queen's Building, 37-43 Rutland Street, the G-Spot club and the new Curve theatre opposite. Built in 1897 and likely named for Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee, the Queen's Building was Grade II listed in 2001.
Some of the original graffiti of Dielectric remains, alongside what looks like much newer graffiti inside the Queen's Building, 37-43 Rutland Street.
Some of the original graffiti of Dielectric remains, alongside what looks like much newer graffiti inside the Queen's Building, 37-43 Rutland Street.
A colour photograph of the Queen's Building showing part of the Dielectric night club entrance.
A colour photograph of a detail of the Queen's Building, 37-43 Rutland Street. By 2002 the building was used for a variety of non-industrial uses - this is the entrance to the G-Spot club.
A colour photograph of the Queen's Building, 37-43 Rutland Street. By 2009 the building had been used for a variety of non-industrial uses - the G-Spot club can be seen on the right of the photograph. At this point the newly built Curve had opened opposite the G-Spot. Built in 1897 and likely named for Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee, this handsome run-down building was Grade II listed in 2001.
A colour photograph of details of the Queen's Building, 37-43 Rutland Street. By 2002 the building was used for a variety of non-industrial uses. Built in 1897 and likely named for Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee, this handsome run-down building was Grade II listed in 2001. At this point the newly built Curve had opened opposite G-Spot.
A colour photograph of the Queen's Building, 37-43 Rutland Street. Built in 1897 and likely named for Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee, the Queen's Building was Grade II listed in 2001. By 2002 the buildings were used for a variety of non-industrial uses.
Inside the Queen's Building, 37-43 Rutland Street.
A colour photograph of the Queen's Building, 37-43 Rutland Street. Built in 1897 and likely named for Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee, the Queen's Building was Grade II listed in 2001. By 2002 the buildings were used for a variety of non-industrial uses.
Smiley graffiti inside the Queen's building where the Dielectric nightclub used to be.
A 2 minute sound recording of passersby outside Curve.
A black and white photograph of the Odeon Cinema during it's construction in 1937.
A black and white photograph of the interior of the Odeon Cinema during its construction in 1937.
10 second sound recording of keys jangling, and a door being unlocked opened and closed.
Newspaper article describing how Wimbledon House has been taken over by Final Impressions.
Black and white photograph of Wimbledon House and Wimbledon Works.
Colour photograph of Wimbledon House and Wimbledon Works