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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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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.
Colour photograph of the entrance to Rowley's factory, vacant and shutters pulled down.
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 a fireman, surrounded by rubble, as he extinguishes the remaining flames of the 1911 fire at Rowley's Queen Street factory.
Black and white photograph of women stitching in the knitwear department of Rowley's factory.
Final version of a radio play commissioned as part of the Arts & Humanities Research Council's Affective Digital Histories project.
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.
6 second sound recording of a lid being removed and replaced on a ceramic butter dish.
2 second recording of the sound made when a cup is placed on a saucer.
6 second sound recording of ice cracking when liquid is poured over it.
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. 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.
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.
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.
Black and white photograph of the Johnson and Barnes factory.
A black and white photograph of the Odeon Cinema nearing completion.
An 82 second sound recording of the Critical Mass bike ride in Orton Square, Leicester. Critical Mass Leicester is a fun bike ride which takes place once a month.
83 second recording of the sound made by industrial knitting machines.