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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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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.
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.
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. 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.
Smiley graffiti inside the Queen's building where the Dielectric nightclub used to be.
A 2 minute sound recording of passersby outside Curve.
Colour photograph of 1930s former Odeon Cinema, now Athena conference and entertainment venue.
Colour photograph of the Athena building, formerly Odeon Cinema
Black and white photograph of the Johnson and Barnes factory.
A black and white photograph of the Odeon Cinema during it's construction in 1937.
A black and white photograph of the Odeon Cinema during it's construction in 1937.
A black and white photograph of the Odeon Cinema in the early stages of it's construction.
83 second recording of the sound made by industrial knitting machines.
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.
Colour photograph of Wimbledon House.
Black and white photograph of Wimbledon House and Wimbledon Works.
Colour photograph of Wimbledon House and Wimbledon Works
An empty and dilapidated building standing on the site of the Curve. The LUCA Centre can be seen to the right of the colour photograph.
The distinctive shape of Curve's exterior begins to show. A colour photograph.
Colour photograph of the completed Curve which looms large next to the older buildings of the area.
Black and white photograph of the building opposite Odeon Cinema, Rutland Street.
A colour photograph of Urray House, disused and dirty. Detail of a doorway.
A colour photograph of Urray House, disused and dirty. Detail of the front windows.
A colour photograph of the empty space where the Curve was eventually built. Urray House has now been demolished.
Colour photograph of graffiti style artwork on a shutter at Studio 79.