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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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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, 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.
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 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.
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.
Smiley graffiti inside the Queen's building where the Dielectric nightclub used to be.
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 building, formerly Odeon Cinema
A black and white photograph of the Odeon Cinema during it's construction in 1937.
A black and white photograph of the Odeon Cinema nearing completion.
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.
A collection of newspaper cuttings from the Leicester Mercury regarding Bond Street Fabrics.
Colour photograph of Wimbledon House.
Black and white photograph of Wimbledon House and Wimbledon Works.
Colour photograph of Wimbledon House and Wimbledon Works
Colour drawing depicting Wimbledon House and Wimbeldon 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.
Curve grows, with Alexandra House and other buildings in the background. A colour photograph.
Colour photograph of the completed Curve which looms large next to the older buildings of the area.
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.
A colour photograph of Urray House, disused and dirty. Detail of a doorway.
A colour photograph of Urray House, disused and dirty.
A video (duration 34 seconds) with the image blanked out , the audio is a man talking about his positive memories of taking part in the play "East" by Stephen Berkoff at Curve, directed by Paul Kerryson, and how the experience influenced his future.