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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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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.
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.
11 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.
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 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 the Queen's Building, 37-43 Rutland Street. By 2002 the buildings were 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 detail of the Queen's Building, 37-43 Rutland Street. By 2002 the buildings were 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.
Colour photograph of Queen's Building showing a notice for a new hair salon and a rainbow flag over the door of Spark nightclub, previously Dielectric.
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.
A 2 minute sound recording of passersby outside Curve.
Colour photograph of the Athena, formerly Odeon Cinema
Black and white photograph of the Johnson and Barnes factory.
A black and white photograph of the Odeon Cinema nearing completion.
A black and white photograph of the interior of the Odeon Cinema during it's construction in 1937.
83 second recording of the sound made by industrial knitting machines.
A 1 minute 44 second sound recording of someone walking along Morledge Street and Southampton Street. The sound of footsteps and distant traffic can be heard.
10 second sound recording of keys jangling, and a door being unlocked opened and closed.
A collection of newspaper cuttings from the Leicester Mercury regarding Bond Street Fabrics.
Black and white photograph of Wimbledon House and Wimbledon Works.
Colour drawing depicting Wimbledon House and Wimbeldon Works.
Colour photograph of empty building on Rutland Street, demolished in 2005 to to make way for Curve. The Leicester United Caribbean Association building is visible to the right.
Black and white photograph of the building opposite Odeon Cinema, Rutland Street.
Black and white photograph of the building opposite Odeon Cinema, Rutland Street.