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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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5 second sound recording of ice jangling in a glass filled with liquid.
A 12 second recording of the sound of liquid being poured from a bottle.
8 second recording of the sound made when tapping a glass.
A collection of colour photographs taken around the Exchange Building, Rutland Street and Halford Street before the building of the Curve.
Colour photograph of the Exchange Building on Rutland Street undergoing rennovation in 2003.
Colour photograph of the Exchange Building on Rutland Street undergoing rennovation in 2003.
Colour photograph of Manhattan 34, a popular bar in the centre of the cultural quarter.
Black and white photograph showing the interior of The Rowley Building and some of the workers.
Black and white photograph showing the interior of The Rowley Building and the knitting machines.
Colour photograph of Rowley's factory adorned with a large sign of the subsequent parent company of Courtauld's. The sign reads Courtaulds Textiles
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.
Black and white photograph showing the entrance to the Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market on Halford Street.
A black and white photograph of the Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market in Halford Street in 1914.
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.
6 second sound recording of ice cracking when liquid is poured over it.
1 second sound recording of ice cubes falling into an empty glass.
11 second recording of the sound made by an extractor fan.
Colour photograph showing the tannery sign above the entrance to the Queen Street car park. The sign reads "The Leicestershire Butchers Hide Skin & Fat Company". This site was previously occupied by B.L. Scaffolding.
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 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.
Smiley graffiti inside the Queen's building where the Dielectric nightclub used to be.
Colour photograph of the interior of the Curve Theatre, Leicester, showing lighting equipment in the stage area.
Colour photograph of the Snooker sign above a door on Queen's Building.
Colour photograph of 1930s former Odeon Cinema, now Athena conference and entertainment venue.
Colour photograph of the Athena, formerly Odeon Cinema
Colour photograph of the Athena building, formerly Odeon Cinema